# Ron Conway, Founder, SV Angel: Silicon Valley Bank Crisis

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Podcast: [The Social Radars](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-social-radars-6136331)
Published: 2026-04-28T17:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://thesocialradars.captivate.fm
Audio file: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/2dc1e02e-5a0b-4966-85a7-e4fbe721e603.mp3
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## Resource

In today's Social Radars episode we talk to Ron Conway about one of the most momentous events in recent Silicon Valley history, the failure of Silicon Valley Bank, and the frantic behind-the-scenes efforts that prevented it, with just hours to spare, from triggering a Depression-style financial panic.

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