children

8 statements across 5 episodes · 1 bullish · 3 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Aug 21, 2023 by Nick Huber · across every show →

Everything said about children, oldest first

Aug 21, 2023 negative
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Huber: Protecting children from life's brutal reality sets them up for failure
“I think the number one thing that you can do to set your children up for failure is to protect them from the fact that life is brutal.”
Nick Huber Aug 21, 2023 ▶ 44:14 Nick Huber: Biggest Lies of Silicon Valley; Lost Art of Delegation; How to Grow Your Network | E1051 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Aug 21, 2023 negative
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Huber: Children not taught to handle struggle will develop victim mentalities
“So, if you're not going to teach your kids to struggle, and have a positive attitude through the struggle, then they're not going to win at life, man. They're just not going to win at life. They're going to be soft. They're going to blame other people for thei…”
Nick Huber Aug 21, 2023 ▶ 45:10 Nick Huber: Biggest Lies of Silicon Valley; Lost Art of Delegation; How to Grow Your Network | E1051 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Aug 21, 2023 negative
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Huber: Wealthier families are more likely to coddle their children
“The more well off a parent and family is, the more they coddle their kids, and the more they try to keep them from feeling pain.”
Nick Huber Aug 21, 2023 ▶ 44:58 Nick Huber: Biggest Lies of Silicon Valley; Lost Art of Delegation; How to Grow Your Network | E1051 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Sep 13, 2024
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Hudack: Having children improves founder execution through daily resets
“I think children are one of those things that just almost always makes you better. Coming home after a long day of work and giving them a hug and having dinner with them kind of washes the day away, resets you a little bit, and then you move on and I think mak…”
Mike Hudack Sep 13, 2024 ▶ 58:37 Mike Hudack: How Facebook, Monzo and Deliveroo Build Great Products | E1201 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Nov 18, 2024
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Alain de Botton: Children absorb parental beliefs through subtle micro-moments
“But there's lots of indirect ways in which one person can influence another by suggesting what would make them happy, what they believe in. You don't have to, you know, you can talk about one thing and actually be talking about another. And when children grow …”
Alain de Botton Nov 18, 2024 ▶ 22:56 Alain De Botton: Why Status is Making You Miserable & Why Parents Want Their Kids to Fail · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Nov 18, 2024
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De Botton: Parents are often envious of their own children
“Envy is one of the key motivators, and people are envious of their children.”
Alain de Botton Nov 18, 2024 ▶ 21:26 Alain De Botton: Why Status is Making You Miserable & Why Parents Want Their Kids to Fail · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Mar 21, 2025
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Elias Torres Regrets Not Being Tougher When Raising His Children
“I wish I would have been tougher with them”
Elias Torres Mar 21, 2025 ▶ 59:12 Elias Torres, Co-Founder and CEO @ Agency: What No One Tells You About Selling Your Company · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Jun 30, 2025 positive
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Stebbings: Buying children a single stock drives engagement and financial literacy
“If you want your children to give a shit about companies, buy them one single stock, because the minute you have any form of ownership, your interest level will go through the roof.”
Harry Stebbings Jun 30, 2025 ▶ 57:26 KKR's Head of European PE, Philipp Freise: Do Andreessen & General Catalyst Scare KKR? · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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