large companies

6 statements across 5 episodes · 2 bullish · 4 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement May 19, 2017 by Jonathan Downey · across every show →

Everything said about large companies, oldest first

May 19, 2017 positive
Insight
Enterprises prefer partnering with aerial data experts over developing in-house technology
“I would say most companies, while they may begin thinking this is core to their business in terms of developing some of the drone technology, really realize this is context for them, and it's best for them to partner with a company who really brings that aeria…”
Jonathan Downey May 19, 2017 ▶ 18:06 20VC: The Future Business Model For Drones & Why Enterprise Drones Need To Be As Boring As Possible with Jonathan Downey, Founder & CEO @ Airware
May 27, 2019 negative
Insight
Ralston: Big corporate deals usually kill early-stage startups
“And more often than not, that big deal that you're going to do kills you. And you almost never want to do it. You should almost always walk away.”
Geoff Ralston May 27, 2019 ▶ 30:33 20VC: Y Combinator's New President, Geoff Ralston on The Single Most Important Perspective An Investor Can Provide A Founder, The Biggest Lessons From Working Alongside Paul Graham & Why You Will Lose As An Investor If You "Profile Invest"
Jun 16, 2023 negative
Insight
Weiss: Big tech employees rarely learn to manufacture distribution from scratch
“I think this is a knock on, I think sometimes folks have only worked at large companies is you have so much tailwind, you have so much momentum, you're so much distribution. You don't learn how to manufacture that from scratch, or you don't know how to turn th…”
Noah Weiss Jun 16, 2023 ▶ 3:29 Noah Weiss: How to Master Product-Led Growth; Scaling PLG to Enterprise at Google & Slack | E1026 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Jun 10, 2024 positive
Opinion
Massive Tech Incumbents Funding Risky AI Projects Benefits Society
“And that actually is a feature, not a bug. Like part of the benefit you have is take this AI revolution we're in. Like it's because you have these large companies that can invest in multi-year risky projects that can create things that are massively valuable f…”
Reid Hoffman Jun 10, 2024 ▶ 17:24 Reid Hoffman: The Future of TikTok and The Inflection AI Deal | E1163 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Mar 30, 2026 bearish
Opinion
Andreessen: Most large companies are overstaffed by 50% or more
“Essentially, every large company is overstaffed. It's at least overstaffed by 25%. I think most large companies are overstaffed by 50%. I think a lot of them are overstaffed by 75%.”
Marc Andreessen Mar 30, 2026 ▶ 0:40 Marc Andreessen: Will a16z Go Public & Why Labour Displacement with AI is Wrong? · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Mar 30, 2026 bearish
Assertion Supported
Andreessen: Companies falsely blame AI for corporate layoffs
“And now they all have the silver bullet excuse, right? Ah, it's AI. Right, and I know this for a fact, because number one, I talk to them, but number two, I know this for a fact, because AI until, like, literally until, like, December, right, was not actually …”
Marc Andreessen Mar 30, 2026 ▶ 1:05:01 Marc Andreessen: Will a16z Go Public & Why Labour Displacement with AI is Wrong? · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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