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Mark Mullen

9 statements across 1 episodes · 3 bullish · 2 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jun 24, 2021 by Mark Mullen · across every show →

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Jun 24, 2021 positive
Disclosure
Mullen Committed to Scopely and The Trade Desk in First Meetings
“When I first met Walter Driver from Scopely or Jeff Green from the Trade Desk, I invested in the first meeting. I committed to them in that first meeting.”
Mark Mullen Jun 24, 2021 ▶ 7:44 20VC: Optimising Investment Decision-Making in Compressed Fundraising Timelines & A Deep Dive on Portfolio Construction, Price Sensitivity and The Importance of Ownership with Mark Mullen, Co-Founder @ Bonfire Ventures
Jun 24, 2021 positive
Assertion Contradicted
Bonfire Ventures Stays Early Stage With $101 Million Third Fund
“And so I'm thrilled to welcome Mark Mullen, co-founder and managing partner at Bonfire Ventures, one of LA's leading early stage funds, now on their third fund, with a hundred and one million dollars in the latest.”
Harry Stebbings Jun 24, 2021 ▶ 0:14 20VC: Optimising Investment Decision-Making in Compressed Fundraising Timelines & A Deep Dive on Portfolio Construction, Price Sensitivity and The Importance of Ownership with Mark Mullen, Co-Founder @ Bonfire Ventures
Jun 24, 2021 negative
Opinion
Mullen: VC Funds Should Be Required to Publish Quarterly Returns Publicly
“I wish everybody would have to post their returns publicly every quarter. Competition. Let's see what everybody, let's see the hands people are playing. You know, this business is very opaque, right? You can be a VC and never have a return for like 10 years.”
Mark Mullen Jun 24, 2021 ▶ 38:20 20VC: Optimising Investment Decision-Making in Compressed Fundraising Timelines & A Deep Dive on Portfolio Construction, Price Sensitivity and The Importance of Ownership with Mark Mullen, Co-Founder @ Bonfire Ventures
Jun 24, 2021 neutral
Assertion Partly supported
Mullen: Series A Rounds Expanded to $20M on $80M Pre-Money
“What's interesting, what you're saying, though, is valuations have jumped, as we all know, and also the amount of capital the A firm is putting in. So where the A round three years ago should be six at 24, it's now 20 at 80, like you're saying.”
Mark Mullen Jun 24, 2021 ▶ 14:21 20VC: Optimising Investment Decision-Making in Compressed Fundraising Timelines & A Deep Dive on Portfolio Construction, Price Sensitivity and The Importance of Ownership with Mark Mullen, Co-Founder @ Bonfire Ventures
Jun 24, 2021 neutral
Opinion
Mullen: Anyone Can Do VC; the Industry Is Put on a Pedestal
“Oh, that anybody can do this job. I mean I think VC has, is up on this pedestal in some ways, and that it's, there's some sort of secret key to unlock the door to become a VC, and I think you can do it from any type of position.”
Mark Mullen Jun 24, 2021 ▶ 37:57 20VC: Optimising Investment Decision-Making in Compressed Fundraising Timelines & A Deep Dive on Portfolio Construction, Price Sensitivity and The Importance of Ownership with Mark Mullen, Co-Founder @ Bonfire Ventures
Jun 24, 2021
Disclosure
Mullen's First Angel Investment Generated a 40x Return via Warrants
“My first investment as an angel, which was never called that, as you know, until later on in life, was in... And they needed 10,000 dollars for a server to start their ISP, right? The web hosting company. And I gave them the 10,000, and then they paid me 15% i…”
Mark Mullen Jun 24, 2021 ▶ 35:45 20VC: Optimising Investment Decision-Making in Compressed Fundraising Timelines & A Deep Dive on Portfolio Construction, Price Sensitivity and The Importance of Ownership with Mark Mullen, Co-Founder @ Bonfire Ventures
Jun 24, 2021
Disclosure
Bonfire Ventures No Longer Commits to Investments in First Meetings
“We don't do that anymore. It's really hard, right? And especially since I have a team, I can't just walk in and go, yeah, we're going to invest in this company. We need to really talk about it, get through it, understand the pluses and minuses, get people's op…”
Mark Mullen Jun 24, 2021 ▶ 7:52 20VC: Optimising Investment Decision-Making in Compressed Fundraising Timelines & A Deep Dive on Portfolio Construction, Price Sensitivity and The Importance of Ownership with Mark Mullen, Co-Founder @ Bonfire Ventures
Jun 24, 2021 negative
Disclosure
Mark Mullen Turned Down Investing in Honey Twice
“I met Sean Radd from Tinder, and I met the guys from Honey. And I turned down honey twice.”
Mark Mullen Jun 24, 2021 ▶ 8:34 20VC: Optimising Investment Decision-Making in Compressed Fundraising Timelines & A Deep Dive on Portfolio Construction, Price Sensitivity and The Importance of Ownership with Mark Mullen, Co-Founder @ Bonfire Ventures
Jun 24, 2021 bullish
Disclosure
Mullen Went Negative Cash to Buy Stocks and Crypto in March 2020
“And for the first time ever last March, I went negative cash and I went big into the market and big into crypto.”
Mark Mullen Jun 24, 2021 ▶ 5:57 20VC: Optimising Investment Decision-Making in Compressed Fundraising Timelines & A Deep Dive on Portfolio Construction, Price Sensitivity and The Importance of Ownership with Mark Mullen, Co-Founder @ Bonfire Ventures
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