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4 statements across 3 episodes · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Apr 6, 2020 by Ravi Viswanathan · across every show →

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Apr 6, 2020 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Viswanathan: Venture investors are price-takers for top early-stage companies
“Largely in this business, we are price takers for the best companies. And I think that's generally been the case in the last 20 years of venture with maybe one or two extreme examples.”
Ravi Viswanathan Apr 6, 2020 ▶ 16:01 20VC: Raising A $1.35Bn Fund I, The Emerging Secondary Opportunity For Early Stage Managers and Founders & What It Takes To Win The Best Growth Deals Today with Ravi Viswanathan, Founder & Managing Partner @ NewView Capital
Oct 31, 2022 bearish
Disclosure
Singerman slows investment pace due to inflated startup valuations
“And right now, I've personally slowed down investing a ton simply because you cannot get a good price on the best companies.”
Brian Singerman Oct 31, 2022 ▶ 8:54 Brian Singerman: How I Became a Partner at Founders Fund, Why We Put $400M into Anduril | 20VC #943 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Oct 31, 2022 positive
Insight
Singerman: Top venture funds back breakout companies across successive fund vehicles
“If we are good investors, we raise another fund, which we've done, and there's no reason the best companies can't go across multiple funds.”
Brian Singerman Oct 31, 2022 ▶ 16:28 Brian Singerman: How I Became a Partner at Founders Fund, Why We Put $400M into Anduril | 20VC #943 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Jun 13, 2026 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Grinberg: Top companies will manage teams like Seal Team Six
“We will see the best companies treat teams more and more like seal team six or like professional athletes.”
Matan Grinberg Jun 13, 2026 ▶ 0:48 OpenAI vs Anthropic vs Open-Source | Token Maxing, AI Hangovers & The Coming ROI Reckoning · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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