Logan Bartlett predicts tariff-induced corporate paralysis will trigger a US recession
Logan Bartlett · What the New TARIFFS Mean for Tech | Logan Bartlett on TBPN April 7th · Apr 10, 2025 · at 13:33
Logan Bartlett (Redpoint Ventures) argues that policy uncertainty over trade tariffs is paralyzing enterprise planning and creating a self-fulfilling path to an economic recession.
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“I think people are going to be stuck in this state of paralysis a little bit of like, what do we actually do right now? And inherently, I think that becomes self-fulfilling in the way that it's going to lead to a recession for us. I hope, again, I hope I'm wrong. Like, I don't want to be right about any of this stuff.”
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