early-stage VC

also referred to as: early stage vc · early stage vcs

5 statements across 5 episodes · 1 bullish · 2 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Jan 19, 2015 by Kent Godfrey · across every show →

Everything said about early-stage VC, oldest first

Jan 19, 2015 neutral
Insight
Late-stage corporate experience provides no value for seed startups
“And vice versa, I think, for people who've worked in large private companies and have been with them through the IPO process, to be joining an early stage VC and expect to bring operating value to a seed stage startup is, is not relevant either.”
Kent Godfrey Jan 19, 2015 ▶ 14:43 20 VC 005: Be The Best CEO with Kent Godfrey
Apr 17, 2017 negative
Opinion
Felser: Later-stage VCs are more transactional than early-stage investors
“Well, later, later stage VCs really are become more transactional, I think, than early stage VCs.”
Josh Felser Apr 17, 2017 ▶ 6:53 20VC: Can Founders Really Trust Their VC & How To Navigate The Acquisition Process Successfully with Josh Felser, Co-Founder @ Freestyle.vc
Jun 26, 2020 positive
Insight
Toney: Product management playbooks directly mirror early-stage VC investing
“The Playbook for product management is very similar to early stage BC. The ability to understand a market and where opportunity might exist because of a problem. How many of those people or enterprises have that problem? What are the current solutions they're …”
Lo Toney Jun 26, 2020 ▶ 5:48 20VC: How Fundraising For Funds Has Changed in The World of COVID, The Benefits of Managers Selling Part of Their GP & How To Think Through Your "Minimum Viable Fund Size" with Lo Toney, Founding Managing Partner @ Plexo Capital
Feb 19, 2024
Insight
Ehrenberg: Very early stage artisanal venture capital will never be scalable
“That's the thing is very early artisanal VC is not scalable and it never will be. People have tried and they have failed.”
Roger Ehrenberg Feb 19, 2024 ▶ 10:01 Roger Ehrenberg: Why VC Returns Will Get Worse & Why LP Incentive Structures are so Broken | E1117 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Oct 11, 2024 bearish
Opinion
McCabe: Early-Stage Venture Capital Has Become an Unprofitable Commodity
“One thing I will say is the amount of capital at an early stage available today suggests to me that that's gotta be a crappy end of the market for VCs. I mean, it's just a raw commodity now, early stage VC. I don't know how you make a return there.”
Eoghan McCabe Oct 11, 2024 ▶ 24:22 Eoghan McCabe, CEO @Intercom: Freedom of Speech, Censorship and Government Control | E1213 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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