Description:  In this episode of the Newcomer Podcast, Eric Newcomer and Madeline Renbarger discuss two major funding rounds, the ongoing downturn in VC funding, and the growing imbalance between public relations professionals and reporters. Eric and Madeline highlight Poolside’s $500M round and Impulse Space’s $150M raise, while pointing out that even the AI mega rounds cant hide the downturn in VC funding. Produced by Christopher Gates Audio Chapters:  00:00:18 — Poolside’s $500M round  00:02:24 — Impulse Space’s $150M raise 00:05:17 — Downturn in VC 00:11:03 — The imbalance between PR and journalism Get full access to Newcomer at www.newcomer.co/subscribe