DFJ, every mention
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every year 2017 anyone Harry Stebbings 46Josh Stein 7Beezer Clarkson 6Emily Melton 4Randy Glein 3Steve Jurvetson 1Jason Lemkin 1Adam Draper 1Adam D'Augelli 1
Verbatim, from the transcripts: the passages where DFJ comes up
20VC: Semil Shah on How To Raise An Institutional Venture Fund, Why LPs Mostly Have Reserve Allocation Theory Wrong & Why IPOs and Acquisitions Are Severely Constrained
- ▶ 0:39 Harry Stebbings Semmel's also a venture partner at GGV Capital, one of the leading multi-stage funds, and in the past, he's been a consultant to the likes of Kleiner Perkins, DFJ, General Catalyst, and more.
20VC: Coinbase's Brian Armstrong on The Rise & Short Term Correction in ICOs, The Regulatory Framework Required For Blockchain To Succeed & How The Rise of Blockchain Disrupts The VC Industry
- ▶ 0:30 Harry Stebbings They have backing from some of the biggest and best in VC, having raised over a hundred million dollars from the likes of Andreessen Horace, USV, DFJ, and many more incredible investors.
20VC: Explosion of First Time Funds, Only 1 Mega Fund Raised: What The Heck Happened in Q1 Venture Markets with Beezer Clarkson, Managing Director @ Sapphire Ventures
- ▶ 0:28 Harry Stebbings Where she leads Sapphire's investments in venture funds domestically and internationally, and prior to joining Sapphire, Biza managed day-to-day operations at DFJ's Global Network, which had seven billion under management across 16 venture…
20VC: The Radical Changes In Public Market Expectations, The Right Way To Assess Valuation & What It Means To Be A Disciplined & Diligent Investor with Randy Glein, Partner @ DFJ Growth
- ▶ 0:28 Harry Stebbings Randy is a co-founder and partner at DFJ Growth, where he looks to partner with entrepreneurs that have achieved market validation and are looking to scale rapidly. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 0:42 Harry Stebbings And prior to DFJ, Randy was CFO at FeedBurner, acquired by Google, a business development executive at DirecTV. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 7:58 Randy Glein I think at least for us and how we practice at DFJ, and in particular DFJ Growth, where I'm, uh, you know, one of the partners that leads that practice, I think it means being theme-driven, being conscious of the way the world is changing…
- ▶ 11:02 Harry Stebbings And, and kind of talking about your now stage of growth, uh, with, with DFJ and, and the growth fund, uh, your last two IPOs at Boston Twilio for IPO with, in the low tens of millions in error, I think I'd be right in saying. 4 times in the scene
- ▶ 11:02 Harry Stebbings And, and kind of talking about your now stage of growth, uh, with, with DFJ and, and the growth fund, uh, your last two IPOs at Boston Twilio for IPO with, in the low tens of millions in error, I think I'd be right in saying. 5 times in the scene
- ▶ 17:20 unnamed speaker I would actually say that for us, in particular, DFJ growth, so specifically to our growth strategy, you know, we identified this trend more than a decade ago, and it really became the foundation for our growth funds and for our growth… 3 times in the scene
- ▶ 25:56 Harry Stebbings Uh, and then let's do the hardest element of your role with DFJ. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 26:30 Randy Glein I would say for us, or for me, it's really building our own team here at DFJ and DFJ growth to be positioned as a truly effective and valued partner for the world's best and most, you know, visionary entrepreneurs, providing an environment… 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 32:10 Harry Stebbings I also want to give a big hand to Josh Stein at DFJ for making the introduction to Randy's day, without which the episode would not have been possible.
20VC: What Does It Take To Gain A Late Stage Cheque Today? The Fundamental Mistakes CEOs Make In The Scaling Process & The Importance Of Building The Next S Curve For Founders with Jules Maltz, General Partner @ IVP
- ▶ 30:16 Harry Stebbings With growth stage investor Randy Klein, general partner at DFJ.
20VC: Why You Should Not Invest From Patterns, Why No Good Business Was Built As An Analogy Of Another & Why The Rise Of The 'Celebrity Investor' Is Concerning with Emily Melton, Partner @ DFJ
- ▶ 0:11 Harry Stebbings However, to the show today, and I'm thrilled to return to our feature of one of the most prestigious funds of the last decade, DFJ. 4 times in the scene
- ▶ 3:57 Emily Melton And so that was literally how I, I joined, um, DFJ as an analyst. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 8:47 Emily Melton DFJ had already made three investments in search companies prior to Google even being funded.
- ▶ 13:20 Harry Stebbings Because you said to me before that you believe at DFJ you have two customers.
- ▶ 17:29 Harry Stebbings In terms of the entrepreneurial drive there, as you, as you said about kind of the progression of your career through DFJ, you've seen thousands of entrepreneurs.
- ▶ 21:08 Emily Melton Then you have all these different pools of capital, some of them that are more specialized, like the firm that I'm part of is DFJ Venture.
- ▶ 26:27 Harry Stebbings What's the biggest challenge for you in your day-to-day role with DFJ? 2 times in the scene
20VC: DFJ's Josh Stein on Why VCs Must Adapt To Their Founders, The Major Transition Points For Aaron Levie @ Box & Why SaaS Startups Are Growing At A Rate Never Seen Before
- ▶ 0:24 Harry Stebbings Well, this week we'll be featuring DFJ, and joining me from DFJ today, I'm thrilled to welcome Josh Stein, 7 times in the scene
- ▶ 3:30 Josh Stein And so we founded the company in 99, and a number of venture firms invested in us, including DFJ, who actually led my Series A round. 6 times in the scene
- ▶ 7:06 Josh Stein And so interestingly, I've gotten some more operational chops myself now that I'm playing a larger role in guiding DFJ itself.
- ▶ 25:07 Harry Stebbings Josh's partner at DFJ.