investor references

2 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 2 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Dec 2, 2019 by David Tisch · across every show →

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Dec 2, 2019 negative
Insight
Tisch: Investor-provided reference calls are inherently biased
“If you're simply asking an investor for a set of references, and sometimes you can say, can you introduce me to a founder that hasn't worked and a founder that has, you're still getting a biased pick there.”
David Tisch Dec 2, 2019 ▶ 15:59 20VC: BoxGroup's David Tisch on Whether Concentrated Investing At Seed Works, Do Founders Really Want Direct Feedback and Is It Good For Them & Why Consumer Social Is Interesting Again
Apr 28, 2023 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Guo: Only one in five founders conducts investor reference checks
“I'm shocked that maybe one in five founders, like, does investor references.”
Sarah Guo Apr 28, 2023 ▶ 36:40 Sarah Guo: On Her New $101M Fund; How AI Impacts Inequality; AI Startups vs Incumbents | E1007 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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