management fee

also referred to as: management fees

6 statements across 5 episodes · 0 bullish · 3 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Dec 9, 2015 by David Teten · across every show →

Everything said about management fee, oldest first

Dec 9, 2015 neutral
Insight
Teten: VC Platform Models Reduce Partner Cash Compensation for Future Gains
“What that means is they're foregoing current management fees. In the hope that 10 years later, they're gonna have greater capital gains. That is a very long-term bet. Of course, VCs are supposed to make long-term bets, but unless this is a difficult bet, becau…”
David Teten Dec 9, 2015 ▶ 13:12 20 VC 095: How VCs Find Startups and How To Add Value Once Invested with David Teten @ ff Venture Capital
Nov 2, 2018 bearish
Insight
VC managers raise larger funds because management fees outweigh carry
“And the reason they move up market is that the fees for larger funds always outweigh the performance of smaller funds. The people running these funds have incentives to raise larger funds.”
Ryan Caldbeck Nov 2, 2018 ▶ 13:48 20VC: Ryan Caldbeck on Why The Business Model of VC is Broken, Who is To Blame, How The Best Funds Will Use Data Intelligently Moving Forward & Whether We Are In A Consumer Bubble Or Not?
Jun 17, 2024 negative
Insight
Danny Rimer: Larger VC funds delay carry and shift focus to fees
“We've always been focused on getting to carry as soon as possible. And the larger the funds, the longer it will take and the more attractive the management fee is.”
Danny Rimer Jun 17, 2024 ▶ 31:05 Danny Rimer: The Biggest Lessons from Missing Snap, Airbnb, Spotify and Facebook | E1166 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Aug 4, 2025 neutral
Opinion
Some LPs Choose to Ignore Huge GP Management Fees
“I think certain LPs choose to just not even think about it, frankly.”
Miles Dieffenbach Aug 4, 2025 ▶ 54:51 Miles Dieffenbach: Inside Carnegie Mellon’s $4BN Endowment & The Math Behind DPI, TVPI, Illiquidity · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Feb 2, 2026 negative
Assertion Supported
Zeev: Management fees exceed carry value in mega VC funds
“Look, especially in the larger funds the compensation that the V, that the GP gets from the management fee, especially if you account for time value of money is typically greater than the than the upside.”
Oren Zeev Feb 2, 2026 ▶ 46:03 Oren Zeev: Why AI Growth Expectations Are BS & Won't Last? Why GPs Shouldn't Tell LPs Their Strategy
Feb 2, 2026
Disclosure
Zeev: I take zero income from fund management fees
“By the way, I pay myself zero. I don't see anything, which is very unusual. I don't know any VC in the world that has zero income. From the management fees.”
Oren Zeev Feb 2, 2026 ▶ 0:21 Oren Zeev: Why AI Growth Expectations Are BS & Won't Last? Why GPs Shouldn't Tell LPs Their Strategy
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