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3 statements across 3 episodes · 0 bullish · 1 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Oct 12, 2020 by George Zachary · across every show →

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Oct 12, 2020
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Venture firms can spend $1 million solely on diligence for biotech deals
“It's not unheard of to spend a million dollars on a deal and a large deal just on diligence.”
George Zachary Oct 12, 2020 ▶ 29:10 20VC: CRV's George Zachary on His Relationship To Money and How it has Changed Over Time, Why The Best Founders Have Often Experienced Parental or Home Instability and The Stories Behind Investing in Unicorns; PillPack, Yammer and Udacity
Jul 8, 2024
Insight
Grady: Investors err by starting diligence without a defined thesis
“One mistake people make is they sort of launch into diligence on something before they really have figured out what they want to diligence.”
Pat Grady Jul 8, 2024 ▶ 10:53 Pat Grady: Sequoia Partner on Investing Lessons from Doug Leone, Roelof Botha and Alfred Lin | E1174 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Sep 11, 2025 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Lemkin: VCs Are No Longer Attempting Due Diligence
“Venture rounds are all getting done on Saturdays. Forget about no diligence being done two years ago. Now diligence isn't even being attempted.”
Jason Lemkin Sep 11, 2025 ▶ 0:35 OpenAI’s $10BN Secondary Sale, Ramp Hits $1BN ARR & Brex Hits $700M · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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