Y Combinator | Signs Your Company Is Recovering From ZIRP @ycombinator | Uploaded September 2024 | Updated October 2024, 6 days ago.
As Dalton & Michael have discussed before, ZIRP stands for “Zero Interest Rate Policy” which refers to when the Federal Reserve sets interest rates around 0% and banks were able to borrow money for almost nothing. This phenomenon had a profound impact on tech throughout the pandemic and many companies are still readjusting.

In this episode, Dalton & Michael examine how to know whether your company is recovering from a bad case of ZIRP (aka Zirpes) and how to know if it may be time to leave and do something else.

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Chapters (Powered by bit.ly/chapterme-yc) -
00:00 - Coming Up
00:30 - Intro
00:42 - What is Zirpes?
02:03 - Executive turnover
04:30 - Returning to office
07:30 - Vanity projects
09:37 - Benefits
13:45 - Lifestyle
16:08 - Summary