Ali Hamed (@AliBHamed), investor at CoVenture, and Brent Beshore (@BrentBeshore), founder and CEO of Permanent Equity, join Erik on this episode.

They discuss:

- Their advice for venture firms and companies trying to fundraise in this environment.

- How LPs will change their capital allocations in a post-COVID world.

- Whether it’s a good time to be investing right now or not.

- How this time is different from the 2008 financial crisis.

- How they’re spending their time.

- What will go back to normal in time, and what might not.

- Which spaces will change or accelerate, and where they’re looking at investing.

- The government programs available for startups, and whether startups should be taking advantage of them.

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