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GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The VC industry needs to rip up the playbook and start again]]></title><description><![CDATA[The boom is over but Silicon Valley’s optimism is masking problems with investor capital and returns]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/25dfb910-b40c-4fa0-b7cc-74c23e336768</link><guid isPermaLink="false">25dfb910-b40c-4fa0-b7cc-74c23e336768</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2023 13:51:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women in Business]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why a US diversity lawsuit focused on race is raising concerns for gender equality. 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