20VC: Predictions for 2024: What Happens to Early Stage VC Funding, What do LPs Do in 2024, Does Figma Kill the M&A Market, Will IPOs Comeback & What Does a Trump Administration do for Startups with Jason Lemkin @ SaaStr

Joining Harry in the hot seat today is Jason Lemkin, Founder @ SaaStr and one of the OG SaaS investors of the last decade. The discussion today is broken into two segments:

2023: A Year in Review:

• Breakout company

• Best early-stage fund

• Best late-stage fund

• Most surprising event

• Founder of the Year

2024: Predictions: What is to Come:

• Does the IPO window open?

• Do Stripe, Databricks, and more go public?

• What happens to early-stage venture markets?

• Does the growth stage come roaring back?

• What happens to the M&A market?

• How does Trump change the startup ecosystem?

• Will a generation of young VCs be washed out the system?

• Will a ton of venture firms shut down?