consumer internet

4 statements across 4 episodes · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Jan 22, 2015 by Ifty Ahmed · across every show →

Everything said about consumer internet, oldest first

Jan 22, 2015
Insight
Ahmed: Biotech VC requires subject expertise, consumer internet does not
“If you want to get into biotech, I would say, hey, get some real, ah, subject matter expertise, because it is very important. Whereas in, in the consumer internet space, Because we are all consumers. It's less important.”
Ifty Ahmed Jan 22, 2015 ▶ 13:46 20 VC 006: Google Glass & Founding Teams
May 9, 2016 bullish
Insight
Charles Hudson: Smartphone Hardware Upgrades Create Consumer Opportunities Every Few Years
“I just think consumer internet usage patterns are just not stable, and every three to five years, there's an opportunity, largely because of hardware improvements on smartphones, to rethink many core experiences on the phone.”
Charles Hudson May 9, 2016 ▶ 23:54 20VC: Raising A Solo GP Fund & Why They Are So Prominent Today with Charles Hudson, Managing Partner @ Precursor Ventures
Jan 8, 2018 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Hans Tung: Globalization of consumer mobile internet is the decade's biggest trend
“Over the next 10 years, between 2013 and 20 23, globalization of mobile internet, especially for consumer companies, Will be the most important trend I will ever bet on in my career, and hence, because I have a more global view, I am still extremely bullish on…”
Hans Tung Jan 8, 2018 ▶ 5:30 20VC: Why This Is Just The Start for Consumer Mobile, 3 Lessons China Taught About How To Invest Better In The US & How To Think About The Opportunity Cost of Capital Deployment with Hans Tung, Managing Partner @ GGV Capital
Aug 3, 2020 negative
Opinion
VC Industry Suffers From Severe Herd Mentality in Consumer Internet
“The venture industry has an abundance of herd mentality investors in what I call the crack of.com investing consumer internet enterprise software, where everyone has the same strategy and they don't seem to scratch their heads that they all have the same strat…”
Steve Jurvetson Aug 3, 2020 ▶ 18:28 20VC: Steve Jurvetson on 20 Years of Friendship with Elon Musk, How To Analyse Market Timing, Why Venture Does Not Scale & Why He Has Never Sold A Share in Any Company He Holds
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