https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/23/venture-debt-downsides/

The magic of live panels is that speakers always make comments you didn’t expect — even if you are the moderator and no matter how much prep you have done. I know this from experience: It happened to me at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023.

The panel in question focused on capital-intensive startups, so I knew that we were going to discuss alternatives to venture capital as sources of funding. What I wasn’t prepared for was for the three panelists to agree on dissing venture debt. I was clearly surprised.