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Christoph Janz

8 statements across 2 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement May 18, 2015 by Tak Lo · said 21 times in 9 episodes since 2015 · across every show →

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May 18, 2015 bullish
Opinion
Tak Lo: Christoph Janz of Point Nine Capital is a top must-read VC blogger
“Chris, Christopher Jans from .9 Capital out in Berlin, I think. Awesome, really great early stage founder, understands the B to B space, but just a really good, again, very insightful investor. Those are the four that I read a lot.”
Tak Lo May 18, 2015 ▶ 8:25 20 VC 037: How To Get a Job at a Startup, Startup Lessons and Brad Feld's 'Open Office Hours' with Tak Lo, Director @ Techstars
Nov 24, 2021
Disclosure
Christoph Janz: Point Nine's best investments were in unfamiliar sectors
“Some of the best investments that we've made at .9 or that I personally made as an angel investor were probably in spaces where I didn't know too much about it.”
Christoph Janz Nov 24, 2021 ▶ 14:52 20VC: The Contentful Memo: Point Nine's Christoph Janz on The Cold Email That Led to a Unicorn Investment, How To Approach Market Sizing and Timing & The Pros and Cons of Pre-Emptive Rounds, When To Do Them vs When Not To?
Nov 24, 2021 negative
Insight
Janz: Founders Are Better Off Running a Structured Fundraising Process
“And I think in most cases, founders are better off if they run a process, so they control the timeline, they talk to several investors in parallel, so they have more options.”
Christoph Janz Nov 24, 2021 ▶ 22:42 20VC: The Contentful Memo: Point Nine's Christoph Janz on The Cold Email That Led to a Unicorn Investment, How To Approach Market Sizing and Timing & The Pros and Cons of Pre-Emptive Rounds, When To Do Them vs When Not To?
Nov 24, 2021 neutral
Disclosure
Contentful's seed pitch to Point Nine was a cold email in 2012
“He sent me that email in March, 20 12. It was an cold email with a subject SaaS seed funding storage room.”
Christoph Janz Nov 24, 2021 ▶ 4:02 20VC: The Contentful Memo: Point Nine's Christoph Janz on The Cold Email That Led to a Unicorn Investment, How To Approach Market Sizing and Timing & The Pros and Cons of Pre-Emptive Rounds, When To Do Them vs When Not To?
Nov 24, 2021
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Christoph Janz: Early-stage venture deals in 2021 close within a week
“Totally unbelievable today with the current pace in this environment where everything gets done in a week, right?”
Christoph Janz Nov 24, 2021 ▶ 6:59 20VC: The Contentful Memo: Point Nine's Christoph Janz on The Cold Email That Led to a Unicorn Investment, How To Approach Market Sizing and Timing & The Pros and Cons of Pre-Emptive Rounds, When To Do Them vs When Not To?
Nov 24, 2021
Insight
Christoph Janz: Right SaaS pricing unlocks new customer acquisition channels
“If you have got your pricing wrong or right, because the right price doesn't only mean that you charge more. It opens up totally new ways to acquire customers. If you have much higher customer lifetime values”
Christoph Janz Nov 24, 2021 ▶ 16:06 20VC: The Contentful Memo: Point Nine's Christoph Janz on The Cold Email That Led to a Unicorn Investment, How To Approach Market Sizing and Timing & The Pros and Cons of Pre-Emptive Rounds, When To Do Them vs When Not To?
Nov 24, 2021
Insight
Janz: Founders raising at high valuations must maintain disciplined burn rates
“So I think one of the best things you can do as a founder in this environment is raise a lot of money at a very high valuation, but don't use it, or at least don't spend it faster than you would if the money had been much harder to raise.”
Christoph Janz Nov 24, 2021 ▶ 23:51 20VC: The Contentful Memo: Point Nine's Christoph Janz on The Cold Email That Led to a Unicorn Investment, How To Approach Market Sizing and Timing & The Pros and Cons of Pre-Emptive Rounds, When To Do Them vs When Not To?
Nov 24, 2021 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Janz: Contentful took years of slow growth and delays before succeeding
“It was not an overnight success, though. It's not like this company has taken off right away. Like, it took a couple of years of relatively slow growth and ups and downs, and re-architecturing the product takes a year longer than expected.”
Christoph Janz Nov 24, 2021 ▶ 10:10 20VC: The Contentful Memo: Point Nine's Christoph Janz on The Cold Email That Led to a Unicorn Investment, How To Approach Market Sizing and Timing & The Pros and Cons of Pre-Emptive Rounds, When To Do Them vs When Not To?
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