Silicon Valley Bank, a subsidiary of SVB Financial Group, is a U.S.-based high-tech commercial bank. The bank has helped fund more than 30,000 start-ups. SVB is on the list of largest banks in the United States. The bank is also one of the largest providers of financial services to wine producers in Napa Valley. 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Learn about how diversity in entrepreneurship is disrupting the startup culture. 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Except About the Inevitability of Your Vision](https://article.voxsnap.com/svb/surviving-an-economic-disaster-tom-gonser) Tom Gonser, who stepped down as DocuSign’s Chief Strategy Officer in 2016, weighs in on how companies can survive economic disasters From [Silicon Valley Bank](https://www.svb.com/blogs/silicon-valley-bank/surviving-an-economic-disaster-tom-gonser?utm_source=voxsnap&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=ESPphase2) [Share on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/dialog/share?app_id=620074461518868&display=popup&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.svb.com%2Fblogs%2Fsilicon-valley-bank%2Fsurviving-an-economic-disaster-tom-gonser%3Futm_source%3Dvoxsnap%26utm_medium%3Daudio%26utm_campaign%3DESPphase2 "Share on Facebook")[Share on Twitter](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Listen%20to%20this%20awesome%20post%20by%20%40SVB_Financial%20Check%20it%20out!&via=voxsnap&url=https%3A%2F%2Farticle.voxsnap.com%2Fsvb%2Fsurviving-an-economic-disaster-tom-gonser "Share on Twitter")[Share on 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Here she offers advice for startups planning to expand across borders. 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Most experts say going solo diminishes the chance of success. 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Learn how to manage relationships with your startup’s earliest investors. 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VC Mike Kwatinetz suggests using these five metrics. 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