Anna Khan
14 statements across 1 episodes · 5 bullish · 6 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Aug 14, 2020 by Anna Khan · said 7 times in 3 episodes since 2020 · across every show →
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2020 6 mentions in 2 episodes 3 per episode
- 20VC: CRV's George Zachary on His Relationship To Money and How it has Changed Over Time, Why The Best Founders Have Often Experienced Parental or Home Instability and The Stories Behind Investing in Unicorns; PillPack, Yammer and Udacity
- 20VC: Intercom Founder, Eoghan McCabe on How To Deal with the Weight of Expectation, Having Your Identity Tied To Your Company, How To Be Your Authentic Self Even with Stakeholders & Why There Are No Rules
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Aug 14, 2020 positive
Aug 14, 2020
Anna Khan: Early-Stage VC Requires Leaps of Faith Over Financial Metrics
“Earlier in my career, I was much more data-driven, but I think what's really evolved over this time is my ability to take a leap of faith based on early signs, whether that's chatter about a product, whether it's a founder that spent time in the industry that …”
Aug 14, 2020 negative
Aug 14, 2020 positive
Anna Khan: Hiring Female Junior Investors Expands Deal Flow to Women
“Hire great female analysts and associates. You, after hiring them, will realize that you will see more female CEOs pitch you, because through hiring these analysts, you are getting access to networks that you just have no access to.”
Aug 14, 2020 negative
Aug 14, 2020 negative
Anna Khan: Former Operators and CEOs Do Not Make Good Venture Capitalists
“That operators don't make good VCs. That's what I believe. I think it's really tough to have two CEOs in the boardroom. I think CEOs, when things work well for them, they're so used to repeating that, and sometimes it can work for another founder, but it's oft…”
Aug 14, 2020 positive
Anna Khan: Sharing Carry Is the Most Meaningful Validation for Women
“When you hire a female GP, you're telling the rest of the world, I believe in this woman's work so much that I am willing to give more share of my dollars in my pocket to her, and more than that, I believe she is going to bring so much more to this GP pie that…”
Aug 14, 2020
Anna Khan: Deep Sector Domain Experience Trumps Generalist VC Longevity
“I think the last thing that has really worked for me is just always showing up with more information and saying, I may have only eight years of venture experience, but I know your space so well. I have deep sector experience. And in a lot of ways, I think that…”
Aug 14, 2020 negative
Anna Khan: VC Pitching Has Become Overly Commoditized Around Software Metrics
“Unfortunately, I see that less and less in venture, because I think it's become So commoditized, where within five minutes, we're asking about the ARR, and the net dollar retention, and the growth rate, and few people really take time to ask the questions like…”
Aug 14, 2020
Anna Khan: Younger VCs Win Competitive Rounds by Out-Investing Time
“Spending more time with the entrepreneur is one of the main ways, because as I mentioned in sort of our analyst conversation, partners are really busy and they have made a commitment to 10, 12, sometimes 15 other entrepreneurs that they have long-term relation…”
Aug 14, 2020 bullish
Anna Khan: Early-Stage VCs Should Stretch on Valuation for Proven Markets
“If you spend time on a market and see strong precedent there for meaningful exits, I wouldn't wait. I would stretch on valuation, make it a deal that is hard for the entrepreneur to say no to, especially at the early stage, because the more late stage you go, …”
Aug 14, 2020 negative
Aug 14, 2020 negative
Anna Khan: VC Networking Is Antithetical to Good Deal Sourcing
“Hanging out with other VCs as fun as it is, is It's antithetical to good sourcing. If we're very honest, the only deals you pass on to other VCs are deals that you don't want to do, especially if you're collaborating with firms that invest at the same stage.”
Aug 14, 2020 positive
Anna Khan: Publishing Thesis-Driven Articles Drives Significant Inbound Founder Deal Flow
“Blogging has been really helpful for me. It really helped me get my voice out there. I wrote about The things I wanted to invest in, whether it was open source or finance as a service. And I have founders email me a tremendous amount saying things like, I'm ac…”