Startup in a time of recession

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Sounds a bit like "Love in time of cholera" :-) How do you guys think the recession has affected funding, customer spending (for online services), Ad-spending etc.? And how do you guys see it in near future? I know the question is very general, but would like to see some discussions on the topic.

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Funding - okay if the VC has recently raised a fund, pretty awful if its an old fund. Consumer spending - in general, screwed due to unparalleled level of consumer debt; online services - will also dip but not so dramatically, cost-cutting online services could thrive. Ad-spending - will fall as the recession kicks in (advertising, no matter what form, gets crushed in recessions). Near future - if your in the US, think of the government as a customer, especially if your in clean tech.

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