For five consecutive years, Silicon Legal has been recognized by PitchBook among the top 10 most active law firms in the VC space.¹ To celebrate, we invited some of our innovative entrepreneur and seasoned investor clients to share their lighthearted reflections from 2023 and predictions of what lies ahead.
For more hot takes from our clients, review them all here.
Daniel Maloney
If the venture capital ecosystem was a movie, what would the title of 2023 have been?
The Hunger Games
Friend, Enemy, or Spouse?
| AI | Spouse |
| Web3 | Enemy |
| Future of Work | Friend |
In five words: What’s your most outlandish prediction for the venture capital market in 2024?
VCs will find it harder to convince companies to take their money now that they’ve been forced to learn how to bootstrap.
Who, what, or where did you find your greatest inspiration in 2023?
In the persistence and innovative spirit of our team.
If you could rename one popular tech term to be more honest and descriptive, what would it be and why?
“Artificial Intelligence” –> “Synthetic Intelligence”. There’s nothing artificial about it.
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