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Barry Eggers

9 statements across 2 episodes · 4 bullish · 3 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Sep 4, 2018 by Barry Eggers · said 10 times in 4 episodes since 2018 · across every show →

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Sep 4, 2018 negative
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Eggers: Modern stage specialization in venture capital is unsustainable
“So there's a lot of specialization now, and so people are sort of cutting, slicing the pie of value creation based on time. I don't think it's sustainable, but that's sort of, I think, the phase that we're in right now.”
Barry Eggers Sep 4, 2018 ▶ 7:27 20VC: What It Takes To Found and Scale A Global Venture Firm Like Lightspeed, 3 Ways Firms Do Not Succeed in Generational Transition & What Makes The Truly Special Board Members Like Jim Goetz with Barry Eggers, Founding Partner @ Lightspeed Venture Partn
Sep 4, 2018
Insight
Eggers: VC from 1980 to 1995 was a hands-on craftsman era
“If you start in 1980, starting 1980 to 1995, I like to call that the craftsman era of venture capital, and that was where venture investors Didn't make a lot of investments, but when they did, they got in very early, and they stayed all throughout the company'…”
Barry Eggers Sep 4, 2018 ▶ 6:03 20VC: What It Takes To Found and Scale A Global Venture Firm Like Lightspeed, 3 Ways Firms Do Not Succeed in Generational Transition & What Makes The Truly Special Board Members Like Jim Goetz with Barry Eggers, Founding Partner @ Lightspeed Venture Partn
Nov 2, 2020 neutral
Disclosure
Eggers: Lightspeed launched with four partners, no LPs, and no fees
“The four of us splintered off and started Lightspeed and started from scratch, really. We had no LPs. We had a track record, which was helpful, but we had no portfolio, no fees coming in, so we raised a fund and started from there and then started hiring out t…”
Barry Eggers Nov 2, 2020 ▶ 4:29 20VC: The Implications of a Biden vs a Trump Administration on Venture and Startups, How The Rise of Rolling Funds, SPACs and Solo Capitalists Will Impact Venture & What We Can Do To Swing the Race Pendulum in VC with Barry Eggers, Founding Partner @ Ligh
Nov 2, 2020 bearish
Prediction Held up
Eggers: Venture capital will consolidate as capital inflows slow
“And I think over time, we're going to have a consolidation that capital is not going to be as plentiful coming into our industry and the best funds will survive and some won't.”
Barry Eggers Nov 2, 2020 ▶ 15:24 20VC: The Implications of a Biden vs a Trump Administration on Venture and Startups, How The Rise of Rolling Funds, SPACs and Solo Capitalists Will Impact Venture & What We Can Do To Swing the Race Pendulum in VC with Barry Eggers, Founding Partner @ Ligh
Nov 2, 2020 bullish
Prediction Held up
Eggers: SPACs are here to stay as permanent alternatives to IPOs
“I think SPACs are here to stay, and we're going to see a lot of companies using that as a alternative to IPOs and direct listings over the next several years.”
Barry Eggers Nov 2, 2020 ▶ 11:50 20VC: The Implications of a Biden vs a Trump Administration on Venture and Startups, How The Rise of Rolling Funds, SPACs and Solo Capitalists Will Impact Venture & What We Can Do To Swing the Race Pendulum in VC with Barry Eggers, Founding Partner @ Ligh
Nov 2, 2020 negative
Insight
Eggers: Failing to raise a new fund triggers rapid VC death spiral
“Well, it takes 10 years to be out of business, but I think once you're not able to raise a new fund, it's a slow death, and it's hard for you to be active in the market because entrepreneurs know that you're having trouble raising capital, so it's sort of a de…”
Barry Eggers Nov 2, 2020 ▶ 15:47 20VC: The Implications of a Biden vs a Trump Administration on Venture and Startups, How The Rise of Rolling Funds, SPACs and Solo Capitalists Will Impact Venture & What We Can Do To Swing the Race Pendulum in VC with Barry Eggers, Founding Partner @ Ligh
Nov 2, 2020 positive
Prediction Held up
Eggers: Venture capital will see increased adoption of rolling funds
“I think we'll see more of rolling funds, and if you can do it, it's great.”
Barry Eggers Nov 2, 2020 ▶ 14:53 20VC: The Implications of a Biden vs a Trump Administration on Venture and Startups, How The Rise of Rolling Funds, SPACs and Solo Capitalists Will Impact Venture & What We Can Do To Swing the Race Pendulum in VC with Barry Eggers, Founding Partner @ Ligh
Nov 2, 2020 bullish
Prediction Held up
Eggers: Cleantech investing will resurge in the 2020s under Biden
“Yeah, I think it will, especially if we end up with a Biden administration.”
Barry Eggers Nov 2, 2020 ▶ 25:49 20VC: The Implications of a Biden vs a Trump Administration on Venture and Startups, How The Rise of Rolling Funds, SPACs and Solo Capitalists Will Impact Venture & What We Can Do To Swing the Race Pendulum in VC with Barry Eggers, Founding Partner @ Ligh
Nov 2, 2020 bullish
Opinion
Eggers: Impact investing can outperform traditional venture capital investments
“Impact investing can produce even better returns than non-impact investing.”
Barry Eggers Nov 2, 2020 ▶ 23:58 20VC: The Implications of a Biden vs a Trump Administration on Venture and Startups, How The Rise of Rolling Funds, SPACs and Solo Capitalists Will Impact Venture & What We Can Do To Swing the Race Pendulum in VC with Barry Eggers, Founding Partner @ Ligh
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