entrance ramp Silicon Valley often has smart mentors, well-connected venture capitalists, and even startup rocketships available.
But the emerging founder class is reminding the ecosystem that disruption can also be a booster. Laid-off talent flocks to build startups in every sector, from climate change to cryptocurrencies to the creator economy. And they hope to correct where both their alma maters, big tech companies and smaller startups, have gone wrong.
New data from Day One Ventures, a venture firm that backs seed-stage founders, shows how the saplings are starting to bloom. Founder and GP Marsha Butcher, who left his previous life as a politician and TV reporter in Russia to become a capitalist at his venture, is a potential start-up following the recent layoffs of Stripe and her Twitter. launched a program to help
She said she believes at least 0.1% to 1% of the thousands of tech workers laid off this year could make great founders.
