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Yes and no. Yes; lots of startups fail and now just fail sooner. No; many who would have otherwise found a foothold now have to re-examine their path forward.

The startup I worked for until last Thursday is going through this. Despite most other startups in the space folding and the sales team finally getting traction with lots of buyers giving a path to becoming a viable business, those companies that were eager to sign contracts a month ago are having to rethink their cashflow and deciding if changing anything in their existing business is worth the risk.



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