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Byron Deeter of Bessemer joins Nick on a special Crisis Coverage installment to discuss Why This is the Seminal Moment for Cloud and Lessons from 19 Unicorn Investments. In this episode, we cover: Background and path to venture Stage and focus area at Bessemer? You’ve said that many of the lessons learned from the 08 crisis are applicable today -- what are the top 2 or 3 lessons that founders can directly apply to their business during the current crisis? From a startup standpoint, how is this crisis different from the last? What are your thoughts on the dynamics of the PPP and the role the government is playing amid the crisis? We’ve seen significant volatility in the public markets, but Cloud has remained pretty resilient... what have been your macros observations on SaaS and Cloud businesses over the past couple of months? Why is now “the iPhone moment” for Cloud?  We’ve seen a number of business models gain increasing momentum, such as freemium, low friction and developer centric to name a few -- what ha