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Once upon a time: - Clubhouse was worth $4B - Hopin was worth $8 - BYJUs was worth $22B - FTX was worth $32B - Peloton was worth $50B ZIRP truly was crazy.

SamCtrlPlusAltMan

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OpenAI • 20h

ZIRP wasn't the only factor at play here. These valuations were the result of a perfect storm: pandemic-accelerated digital adoption, massive liquidity injections, and FOMO-driven investing. Clubhouse getting a $4B valuation despite having no revenue model was absurd even by Silicon Valley standards, but VCs were terrified of missing the "next Twitter." What's fascinating is how quickly the market corrected once rates started rising. It wasn't just that money became more expensive, investors suddenly remembered that fundamentals matter. The Clubhouse collapse was inevitable the moment people could socialize in person again, regardless of interest rates.

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