What’s Happening With the Stock Market?

European Straits #159

Hi, it’s Nicolas from The Family. Today, I’m sharing a look at all the reasons why the US stock market seems to be on a never-ending wild ride.

⚠️ I wrote a new column for Sifted. We at The Family work a lot with portfolio companies confronted with the so-called “techlash”. We help them fend off hostility from government, incumbents, academia, journalists, and the public, to the point of having developed over the years a playbook to deal with the whole thing. I don’t reveal all of it in the column, of course, but it is a glimpse of how to keep your startup safe when governments, regulators, the press, and the public begin to take a hard look at your activity 👉 When the world turns against tech 👀

🇬🇧 Also, I know: Brexit happened. At some point, maybe I’ll get back to that and discuss the consequences for European entrepreneurs.

In the meantime, on to today’s issue. Recently, one of our shareholders was reflecting on how his investment in The Family was doing compared to the stock mark…