Jim Scheinman

6 statements across 1 episodes · 1 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Mar 2, 2016 by Jim Scheinman · across every show →

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Mar 2, 2016 neutral
Disclosure
Maven Ventures passed on Bitcoin because the asset class didn't speak to them
“We're not an investor in Bitcoin and, you know, money works. It could be better. Yeah. We'll see. I mean, I, I'm not a in super opposition to a Bitcoin, but it didn't speak to us.”
Jim Scheinman Mar 2, 2016 ▶ 18:23 20VC: Building a Game Changing Consumer Startup and Hunting His 4th Unicorn with Jim Scheinman @ Maven Ventures
Mar 2, 2016
Disclosure
Jim Scheinman missed out on investing early in Airbnb
“As soon as I saw Airbnb, missed that one too, but I thought an Airbnb for food idea was a big idea”
Jim Scheinman Mar 2, 2016 ▶ 23:30 20VC: Building a Game Changing Consumer Startup and Hunting His 4th Unicorn with Jim Scheinman @ Maven Ventures
Mar 2, 2016 neutral
Insight
Breakout consumer tech success is 80% luck and timing
“Number 10, which unfortunately you and I have very little control over, is luck and timing. And that's about 80%, right? You have to do all these amazing things, have the right vision, have the right team, have the right culture, have the right marketing, you …”
Jim Scheinman Mar 2, 2016 ▶ 16:18 20VC: Building a Game Changing Consumer Startup and Hunting His 4th Unicorn with Jim Scheinman @ Maven Ventures
Mar 2, 2016 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Mobile photo swiping will look primitive compared to VR social by 2021
“I actually, I'll go on record and say, I think in three to five years, and maybe even sooner, we'll look back and laugh at how we thought swiping through pictures on mobile or looking at photos on the internet was social networking.”
Jim Scheinman Mar 2, 2016 ▶ 7:23 20VC: Building a Game Changing Consumer Startup and Hunting His 4th Unicorn with Jim Scheinman @ Maven Ventures
Mar 2, 2016
Disclosure
Jim Scheinman passed on Waze because Kleiner Perkins drove the valuation too high
“In particular, one that I got there just a little bit too late was Waze. I love Waze. And you know, Kleiner put a bunch of money and it was too expensive for me at that point”
Jim Scheinman Mar 2, 2016 ▶ 21:01 20VC: Building a Game Changing Consumer Startup and Hunting His 4th Unicorn with Jim Scheinman @ Maven Ventures
Mar 2, 2016
Insight
Consumer startups fail by only offering incremental product improvements
“Most startups fail in the consumer space when they build something that's a little bit better than what you can do. Because frankly, like, we're lazy. Consumers are lazy. And if I have to learn a new habit, it better be something so great that I need to do, or…”
Jim Scheinman Mar 2, 2016 ▶ 17:49 20VC: Building a Game Changing Consumer Startup and Hunting His 4th Unicorn with Jim Scheinman @ Maven Ventures
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