Kent Goldman

5 statements across 2 episodes · 1 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Dec 28, 2016 by Kent Goldman · said 4 times in 4 episodes since 2016 · across every show →

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Dec 28, 2016 neutral
Prediction Held up
Upside Partnership will remain small because scaling breaks the seed fund model
“The vision is to continue to be a small fund. Somewhere where it is now, the second fund that we raise is forty four million. I think sort of if I get too far above that, the model we're seeking to work with begins to break down a little bit. There may be addi…”
Kent Goldman Dec 28, 2016 ▶ 20:52 20VC: Using Valuation As A Litmus Test, Why Valuation Does Not Matter At Seed Stage & How Seed Funds Can Serve Founders Better with Kent Goldman, Founder @ Upside Partnership
Dec 28, 2016 neutral
Disclosure
Upside Partnership stops writing follow-on checks at a $100 million valuation
“So before I mentioned, usually we Peter, you know, upside has been petering out as companies hit a hundred million dollars in valuation.”
Kent Goldman Dec 28, 2016 ▶ 15:12 20VC: Using Valuation As A Litmus Test, Why Valuation Does Not Matter At Seed Stage & How Seed Funds Can Serve Founders Better with Kent Goldman, Founder @ Upside Partnership
Dec 28, 2016 neutral
Disclosure
Upside Partnership prefers not to take board seats in portfolio companies
“So I don't worry about whether or not we have a board seat. I, in fact, I almost prefer to sort of not have a board seat.”
Kent Goldman Dec 28, 2016 ▶ 15:51 20VC: Using Valuation As A Litmus Test, Why Valuation Does Not Matter At Seed Stage & How Seed Funds Can Serve Founders Better with Kent Goldman, Founder @ Upside Partnership
Dec 28, 2016 neutral
Insight
Seed valuation serves as a conviction litmus test, not a price filter
“So internally, when I think about valuation, I almost use it as a litmus test for my own enthusiasm, my own belief in whether or not a company can achieve its high aims. But I don't focus on it sort of that much at the seed stage.”
Kent Goldman Dec 28, 2016 ▶ 14:44 20VC: Using Valuation As A Litmus Test, Why Valuation Does Not Matter At Seed Stage & How Seed Funds Can Serve Founders Better with Kent Goldman, Founder @ Upside Partnership
May 8, 2017 positive
Insight
Kent Goldman: Use valuation pricing as a litmus test for deal conviction
“Kent Goldman at Upside in stating to me that the best way to use pricing to your advantage is to use it as a litmus test. It's a leading indicator almost to determine your desire to do a deal. If you believe this is going to be a truly game-changing, transform…”
Harry Stebbings May 8, 2017 ▶ 8:57 20VC: Harry Stebbings on The Biggest Takeaways From Interviewing The World's Best Investors, What Makes A Truly Great Interview & Some Big News... with Mattias Ljungman, Co-Founder & General Partner @ Atomico
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