The George Pu Show

Happy New Year! In this first episode of 2023, co-hosts George and Soham explore a range of exciting topics. They review their biggest lessons and takeaways from 2022 and look ahead to 2023 to predict who will be the biggest winners and losers, and what the year will look like.

The show also examines the recent news that Tesla has lost 65% of its stock value, and Elon Musk has personally lost more than $200 billion in net worth. Soham and George also explore the trend of founders stepping down as CEOs of their own startups and provide top fin-tech predictions for 2023. They also discuss how startups should destigmatize down rounds in 2023.

We're thrilled to be here for this episode, and from the depths of our hearts, we wish you a Happy New Year!

(0:04) What did you do for the new year holidays?

(0:37) Biggest lessons learned from George and Soham

(7:40) Summarizing 2022 and its key takeaways

(9:17) First key event: Ukraine Russia War, how will it go into 2023

(13:11) Second key event: Elon Musk buying Twitter, prediction for Twitter in 2023

(16:15) Predictions for 2023: who will be the biggest winner?

(23:25) Predictions for 2023: who will be the biggest loser?

(28:32) Elon Musk losing $200b after Tesla losing 65% in market value

(35:11) The Great Startup CEOs Resignations: what happened?

(45:21) Recession and Inflation in 2023: where are we now

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References used:

https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/02/fintech-predictions-and-opportunities-for-2023/