211. Crisis Coverage w/ David Horowitz - How Will Corporate VC Respond?

David Horowitz of Touchdown Ventures joins Nick on a special Crisis Coverage installment to discuss How Corporate VC Will Respond. In this episode, we cover: What is your current view of the venture market given the current crisis? Corporates have a history of pulling back in economic downturns, what will happen now? This is your 3rd economic downturn, What is different about this economic period vs. prior recessions? Are there advantages to new corporate funds vs. existing corporate funds? Committed capital vs. not committed You told me you believe corporations are more important in this environment than startups why? What advice do you have for start-up companies on dealing with corporations? Fair that those discussions or partnerships slow down? What is your prediction when things return to normalcy? To listen more, please visit http://fullratchet.net/podcast-episodes/ for all of our other episodes. Also, follow us on twitter @TheFullRatchet for updates and more information.