Let's Talk About the Venture Wreckage

<p><strong>Content this week from</strong> @gideonrachman, @Tabby_Kinder, @KateClarkTweets, @askhalid, @DanKuhn13, @mvpeers, @maskedmanmarc, @BitcoinSVTrain, @IanBremmer, @IKrietzberg, @a16Z, @JagmeetS13, @EllenYChang, @Dexerto, @elonmusk, @finkd</p> <p><br></p> <ul> <li><p><a href="https://thatwastheweek.substack.com/i/130269410/editorial">Editorial: </a><strong>The Venture Wreckage</strong></p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://thatwastheweek.substack.com/i/130269410/essays-of-the-week">Essays of the Week</a></p> <ul> <li><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/80ace07f-3acb-40cb-9960-8bb4a44fd8d9">Europe has fallen behind America and the gap is growing</a></p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/d50dbbc0-9137-4411-8ac3-8254451e60a7">Silicon Valley VCs rush into defence technology start-ups</a></p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://www.theinformation.com/articles/antitrust-threat-to-figma-adobe-deal-thwarts-hopes-for-vc-rebound?rc=7tduvt">Antitrust Threat to Figma-Adobe Deal Thwarts Hopes for VC Rebound</a></p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/23768886/spotify-podcast-strategy-mistakes-joe-rogan-exclusives-trevor-noah">Spotify’s podcast plan is going off the rails</a></p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://www.thestreet.com/technology/ftcs-amazon-lawsuit-is-silly-if-not-insulting">FTC’S Amazon Lawsuit Is ‘Silly’ If Not Insulting, Analyst Says</a></p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://www.theinformation.com/articles/what-the-ftc-misses-with-amazon-lawsuit?rc=7tduvt">What the FTC Misses With Amazon Lawsuit</a></p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://poetsandquants.com/2023/06/21/in-vc-ranking-new-small-firms-make-the-biggest-splash/">In VC Ranking, New &amp; Small Firms Make The Biggest Splash</a></p> </li> </ul> </li> <li><p><a href="https://thatwastheweek.substack.com/i/130269410/video-of-the-week">Video of the Week</a></p> <ul> <li><p><a href="https://coingeek.com/ian-bremmer-new-globalization-a-digital-global-order-will-it-work-for-us-or-against-us/">Ian Bremmer’s ‘new globalization, a