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
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.”
Apr 17, 2017 negative
Jun 26, 2020 positive
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 …”
Feb 19, 2024
Oct 11, 2024 bearish
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.”