After a four-decade hiatus, inflation has come roaring back to impact all aspects of the economy – from daily consumer purchase behavior to corporate margins. Startup entrepreneurs always face an array of challenges, but high inflation has not been among them since the early 1980s. Given the lack of experience and collective memory of dealing with inflation in an entrepreneurial setting, this research solicited the guidance of Silicon Valley Venture Capitalists in determining the potential strategies that startup entrepreneurs may employ to navigate the current inflationary environment.