Episode 7: Silicon Valley Bank – The Fallout and the Silver Lining

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The failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) flooded our attention this past week. The Twitter Run on the 18th largest bank in the US followed with a weekend frenzy for regulators announcing they were willing to backstop all deposits over and above the initial FDIC threshold of $250K. To underscore the importance of this event, by the end of 2022, SVB had $209 billion in assets. It was a “lone source” of support for startups in Silicon Valley. The pace to remediate this potential contagion and calm the markets has been swift. The ripple effects continue to be felt, including here in Canada. What are the implications to startups in Canada – on their business, the economic outlook in the coming months? More importantly, is there a silver lining in all of this?

We welcomed Steve Foerster, Finance Professor, Ivey Business School, Western University; Paul Barter, Entrepreneur in Residence, Altitude Accelerator; and Andrew Opala, Board Member, Altitude Accelerator and General Partner, Preference Capital, who tackle the questions to which startups have been seeking answers.

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Creators and Guests

Hessie Jones
Host
Hessie Jones
Advocating for #DataPrivacy, Human-Centred #AI, Fair & Ethical Distribution 4 all; @forbes she/her; Developing Data Privacy Solutions https://t.co/PudK3nLMU9
Andrew Opala
Guest
Andrew Opala
Board Chair, Altitude Accelerator and Founder and General Partner, Preference Capital
Paul Barter
Guest
Paul Barter
Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Altitude Accelerator, Startup Adviser and Investor, MBA prof, Speaker: Currently focused on AI, Entrepreneurship, Exponential Technologies & Bioelectronic Medicine
Stephen Foerster
Guest
Stephen Foerster
Finance Professor, Ivey Business School at Western University
Episode 7: Silicon Valley Bank – The Fallout and the Silver Lining
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