David Pakman
12 statements across 3 episodes · 5 bullish · 5 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jul 15, 2015 by David Pakman · said 9 times in 5 episodes since 2015 · across every show →
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brought up most by Harry Stebbings (7), Peter Pham (2)
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2017 4 mentions in 2 episodes 2 per episode
- 20VC: VC of The Year: Forerunner's Kirsten Green on 2 $Bn+ Exits in 1 Year, Why We Are In The Very Early Innings For Commerce & How Brand Has Fundamentally Changed Over The Last Decade
- 20VC: How Both Founders & GPs Should Construct Their Pitch, Why VCs Are Eternal Optimists & What Makes The Best Post-Investment VC/Founder Relationship with Brian Ascher, Partner @ Venrock
- every mention in 2017, scene by scene →
2016 3 mentions in 2 episodes 2 per episode
- 20VC: Science Inc's Peter Pham on Why The Battle Between Entrepreneurs & VCs Is Unfair, How To Even The Playing Field & How To Tell When A VC Really Is Interested
- 20VC: Data Collective's Matt Ocko on Why "All Fund Size Models Are Wrong" and The Lifecycle of Current Venture Funds Is Inefficient?
- every mention in 2016, scene by scene →
Everything said about David Pakman, oldest first
Jul 15, 2015 bearish
Jul 15, 2015 bearish
Pakman: Apple Music will reach only 30-50M paid subscribers in 2 years
“I think there'll be a sustainable long-term digital music streaming service, but I don't think they'll get much more than, you know, I'm thinking sort of 30 to fifty million paying subscribers over the next two years, so I think my prediction is that they'll f…”
Jul 15, 2015 positive
Pakman: Venrock Prefers Months of Hands-On Relationship Building Before Investing
“I don't think we need to know someone for a year before making an investment, and that would be a little bit unlikely, although it happens from time to time. But, you know, the ideal scenario is to have a few months of working relationship, either, you know, m…”
Jul 15, 2015 bullish
Jul 15, 2015 bullish
Jul 15, 2015 negative
Pakman: Venture capital is too efficient at funding obvious winners
“Right now venture capital is super competitive, and it's a very efficient market at funding things that are working right now. So if you're a VC and your goal is to look for things that are exploding at this moment, that's a very competitive space, and it's go…”
Jul 15, 2015 neutral
Pakman: Former CEOs entering VC must accept they no longer make decisions
“The hardest part, though, is appreciating that you're not the one in charge anymore, and that the CEOs that you're backing are the ones who are in charge, and you can give them advice, but ultimately they have to make all of the final decisions, and that's jus…”
Jul 15, 2015 bearish
Independent Music Streaming Services Are Unviable Because Digital Music Is Commoditized
“I think, unfortunately, it's not a good time To be a independent provider of digital music, you know, to be a music service, because as I said, they're largely commoditized. Almost no one can make money in them. None of them are profitable. So the, you know, t…”
Aug 10, 2016 bullish
Legacy CPG firms will acquire DTC startups to gain e-commerce expertise
“So I think there is pressure now on all of the large consumer products companies to become DTC, and you can either buy or build, or both. And so, yes, I think we will see more transactions as a way to import knowledge and get, get ahead in this important categ…”
Aug 10, 2016
Aug 10, 2016 negative
Legacy CPG brands lack direct-to-consumer capabilities
“Almost all of these hundred-year-old companies do not have any capability to sell direct, and when they try, they aren't very successful. Look at Gillette and their incredibly originally named Gillette Shave Club. You know, not very successful.”
Oct 27, 2017 positive
Stebbings: YouNow has raised over $25M from USV and Venrock
“And to fund this immense growth, they've raised over twenty five million dollars in funding from some of the greats of the investing world, including Andy Weissman at USV, David Patman at Venrock, and a future guest on the show, I'm very excited to say, in the…”