Josh Felser
13 statements across 1 episodes · 2 bullish · 4 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Apr 17, 2017 by Josh Felser · said 10 times in 4 episodes since 2016 · across every show →
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brought up most by Jenny Lefcourt (6), Harry Stebbings (3), Charles Hudson (1)
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2018 2 mentions in 1 episode
2017 1 mention in 1 episode
2016 7 mentions in 2 episodes 4 per episode
- 20VC: How Startups Should React To Today's Funding Environment & Why Big Markets Are More Forgiving with Jenny Lefcourt, Partner @ Freestyle.vc
- 20VC: Raising A Solo GP Fund & Why They Are So Prominent Today with Charles Hudson, Managing Partner @ Precursor Ventures
- every mention in 2016, scene by scene →
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Apr 17, 2017 negative
Felser: Replacing seed founders performs so poorly it requires fraud to justify
“The history of replacing a founder at the siege stage with a new CEO, that historical performance of that experience is so poor that I can't imagine, it would have to be almost a fraud situation Situation for me to do that versus kind of replacing a founder wh…”
Apr 17, 2017
Felser: Spinner sold to AOL for $320M after initial $500M anchor
“So with the spinner, we were asked what our number was, and we, and I remember, I was sitting in the boardroom with AOL, and I said, five hundred million. Now, first, what was that based on? Nothing. It was just, I said it with conviction. I remember, I looked…”
Apr 17, 2017
Apr 17, 2017 negative
Felser: Forcing a founder to stay damages long-term LP returns
“I can make a short-term decision that would actually maximize shareholder value for that company, but I could Destroy my reputation doing it, and so then that, so if I look at my ultimate duty is to my LPs, so short-sightedly I can say, well, you know, I'm gon…”
Apr 17, 2017
Apr 17, 2017 positive
Felser: Venture capital is easier than entrepreneurship due to flexibility
“It's obviously easier than being an entrepreneur, but I can do it from anywhere. I'm flexible about my hours. I can work, you know, sometimes I work until one AM, sometimes I work until three PM and have a portfolio of companies to spread the stress across.”
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Apr 17, 2017 neutral
Apr 17, 2017
Felser: Portfolio company sold low after founder rejected insider bridge round
“So last, last year we had a company go through the M&A process and we were surprised by it because we were on the page of this company being a billion dollar company. We really were. And all the investors were. And the founder had a rough experience raising ca…”
Apr 17, 2017 positive