Dry Powder?

<p><strong>Contents</strong></p> <ul> <li><p><a href="https://thatwastheweek.substack.com/i/135911598/editorial">Editorial: </a><strong>Dry Powder?</strong></p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://thatwastheweek.substack.com/i/135911598/essays-of-the-week">Essays of the Week</a></p> <ul> <li><p><a href="https://twitter.com/bgurley/status/1688605654188224512?s=61&t=VdVm1DmqfjaRa0-8bF-PoA">Dry Powder is not About to be Invested</a></p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://twitter.com/jasonlk/status/1689718857773236228?s=61&t=VdVm1DmqfjaRa0-8bF-PoA">Down Rounds Should Be Led by Entrepreneurs</a></p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://www.newcomer.co/p/why-bill-gurley-and-josh-wolfe-think?r=166m&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post">Why Bill Gurley &amp; Josh Wolfe Think VCs Won&#39;t Deploy All Their Dry Powder Anytime Soon</a></p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://www.theinformation.com/articles/tidal-wave-of-down-rounds-hits-startups?rc=7tduvt">‘Tidal Wave’ of Down Rounds Hits Startups</a></p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/monthly-vc-funding-recap-seed-downturn-july-2023/">Global Venture Funding In July Was Second-Lowest This Year As Seed Startups Are Hit Hard </a> </p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://hunterwalk.com/2023/08/08/vc-optimism-returning-but-more-pain-ahead-in-their-portfolios/">VC Optimism Returning But More Pain Ahead In Their Portfolios</a></p> </li> </ul> </li> <li><p><a href="https://thatwastheweek.substack.com/i/135911598/ai-of-the-week">AI of the Week</a></p> <ul> <li><p><a href="https://news.crunchbase.com/cloud/bessemer-2023-private-cloud-startup-ranking-openai-anthropic/">OpenAI Shoots To No. 1 Spot On Private Cloud Startup Ranking, Underscoring AI’s Sudden Ascendency</a></p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/fast-forward-generative-ai-companies-thirsty-for-your-data/?redirectURL=%2Fstory%2Ffast-forward-generative-ai-companies-thirsty-for-your-data%2F#">Generative AI Is Making Companies Even More Thirsty for Your Data</a></p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://