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What Risks Did Coronavirus Lockdowns Raise?

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From the episode: COVID-19 & Impact on Startups, Venture Capital & Public Markets

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Health: We need to ramp up testing to get a better idea of who is infect and how the virus is spreading.

Policy: It is frightening. If we keep with the status quo, 20-30% of American workforce will be unemployed by this summer.

Market: The world lives on 30 day food supply. If we isolate borders and stop food production, we are going to have a real food shortage crisis.

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