Yikes. It shouldn't surprise anyone that deeply entrenched and connected SV power players are in a better position vs "everyone else" in scenarios like this.

That said, scenarios like these highlight the gross imbalances in tech which is often portrayed as a relatively pure meritocracy.

Getting at least a half-day jump on everyone else is a big enough lead - not to mention the access they have.

Once the situation was known outside of the SV insider-insider circle I assure you startup founders and teams - threatened with the scenario of potentially losing their hard earned capital, potentially not being able to make payroll, and even shutting their doors were not "staying at home and watching TV". They were working a lot harder under far worse conditions than calmly being one of the first to make a phone call or send an e-mail Thursday morning.