As a startup founder, you are facing a global recession, a correction of the stock market, a corresponding correction of startup valuations, and venture capital investors who have slowed down and sometimes even stopped their investment activities. And while the VC industry is sitting on a record level of dry powder, you would be foolish to believe that the $290 billions of dry powder available (in the US alone) will be flooding the market as if there had never been a crisis. There are several reasons why venture capital investors won't just return to their pre-crisis funding behavior. READ MORE