early-stage companies

also referred to as: early stage companies

5 statements across 5 episodes · 1 bullish · 3 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Mar 9, 2015 by Stefan Glaenzer · across every show →

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Mar 9, 2015 negative

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Stefan Glaenzer: Excessive board meetings waste early-stage founders' time

“I've learned that the hard way as an entrepreneur, as an investor, you have to make sure that you're not wasting time of the entrepreneur. And too many board meetings might have the potential to waste time in very early stage companies.”

Stefan Glaenzer Mar 9, 2015 ▶ 7:37 20 VC 018: Seed Stage Investing with Stefan Glaenzer of Passion Capital

Jun 15, 2016 bullish

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Douvos: VIA shifts allocations toward earlier, seed-stage companies

“And so I'm actually focusing my investing efforts on Earlier. And on, you know, even more nascent companies.”

Chris Douvos Jun 15, 2016 ▶ 9:12 20VC: Will LPs Replace GPs with Chris Douvos, Managing Director @ VIA

May 16, 2022 neutral

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Fialkow: Great early-stage startup teams operate like cults

“Great early stage companies are like cults. They all believe, they believe with a capital B.”

David Fialkow May 16, 2022 ▶ 25:13 20VC: The Founding of General Catalyst, What it Takes to Build a Firm That Stands the Test of Time, Why VCs Need to Give Founders Greater Permission to Go For It & Why Venture Capital is Like Tennis with David Fialkow, Co-Founder @ General Catalyst

Oct 3, 2022 negative

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Conrad: Early-stage software margins often look good initially but degrade with scale

“Often like early stage companies look like they have very good margins that then get worse as they scale.”

Parker Conrad Oct 3, 2022 ▶ 33:56 Parker Conrad: How I Got Ousted from Zenefits and Came Back with a Vengence | 20VC #932 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings

Mar 16, 2026 negative

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Rajaram: Pure remote work fails for early-stage startups

“I used to think pure remote would scale for early stage companies if you have the right culture, but I don't think that anymore. I think you've got to be in person at least a few days a week.”

Gokul Rajaram Mar 16, 2026 ▶ 1:11:53 Gokul Rajaram: How to Analyse for Durability and Defensibility in a World of AI · 20VC with Harry Stebbings

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