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Miles Dieffenbach: Inside Carnegie Mellon’s $4BN Endowment & The Math Behind DPI, TVPI, Illiquidity · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Aug 4, 2025 · 4 mentions

  • ▶ 56:48 Miles Dieffenbach Um, and like, you know, we're not investors, but Mark Suster, I give him all the credit in the world. 4 times in the scene

Jason Citron, Co-Founder/CEO @Discord: The Untold Story Behind Scaling to 200M Users | E1230 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Nov 25, 2024 · 1 mention

David Frankel, MP @Founder Collective: Investing Lessons from Seeding Coupang, Pillpack & Suno|E1214 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Oct 14, 2024 · 1 mention

Michael Eisenberg: How China Could Overtake the US in the AI Race | E1167 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Jun 19, 2024 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 37:59 Harry Stebbings So listen, we have Mark Souster on the show and he said, listen, PE will be the primary buyers for the next generation of software companies.

Jason Lemkin: PluralSight S*** the Bed & The Next IPO Candidates | E1160 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Jun 3, 2024 · 5 mentions

  • ▶ 2:04 Jason Lemkin What more worrisome is you had Mark's sister on the show recently, right? 2 times in the scene
  • ▶ 4:57 Harry Stebbings I do just want to go back to the plural side of the story, because I just want to understand, you know, Mark Seuss, you said about our show, he said that actually P would be the primary buyers for the next generation of software companies. 3 times in the scene

Dan Siroker: Second-Time Founders Are More Investable & Why Not To Hire People Out of College |E1153 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings May 15, 2024 · 1 mention

Ryan Akkina: How MIT Builds Their Venture Fund Portfolio & How MIT Approach Direct Investing | E1109 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Jan 29, 2024 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 47:19 Harry Stebbings I actually say lines, not dots, which is Mark Souster's comment, which is like, you have to build relationships over time.

Sam Corcos: Why Founders Should Take as Many VC Meetings as Possible | E1093 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Dec 11, 2023 · 2 mentions

  • ▶ 29:46 Sam Corcos And I think, uh, it was Mark Suster who has the, the 2 times in the scene

Rob Go: The Ultimate Guide to Raising a Venture Fund | E1029 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Jun 23, 2023 · 2 mentions

  • ▶ 35:08 Rob Go Yeah, so, um, Mark Suster had a post years ago, and one of the takeaways was, to paraphrase, like, always leave something more. 2 times in the scene

Chris Paik: How I Raised $400M; Substack's Broken Business Model; Music on TikTok vs IG | E1011 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings May 9, 2023 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 1:30:03 Harry Stebbings I always say, like, Mark Suster has a brilliant article, Invest in Lines Not Dots, and I meet two new LPs every week, and I ask them for recommendations each time, and I'm not fundraising, but it means that now, you know, I've met them…

David Tisch: The 3 Most Important Variables When Raising Your Seed Round | 20VC #983 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Feb 27, 2023 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 43:48 David Tisch There is no reason why, I mean, Mark, Mark Suster, uh, you know, wrote that blog post years ago, invest in lines and not dots, right?

Logan Bartlett: WTF is Happening at Growth Stage Investing? | 20VC #920 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Aug 30, 2022 · 1 mention

Mike Chalfen: How to Build Anti-Fragile Venture Portfolios Today | 20VC #904 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Jul 8, 2022 · 2 mentions

  • ▶ 47:05 Mike Chalfen And these two entrepreneurs were Mark Schuster from upfront now, and a guy called Matthew Negrin, who I respected a lot. 2 times in the scene

20VC: Notion's Fundraise with Index: The Most Anticipated Deal in The Valley: How It Came To Be | The Future of Remote Work |How Notion Approach The Balance of Growth and Profitability Apr 17, 2020 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 37:57 Harry Stebbings As always, I so appreciate all your support, and I can't wait to bring you a fantastic episode on Monday with Mark Sustard, Upfront Ventures.

20VC: The Mindset The Best Investors Assume When Assessing Opportunities, Why So Many Hardware Startups Fail Today & The Right Way To Think About Employee Retention with Andrew Farah, Founder & CEO @ Density Sep 7, 2018 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 0:26 Harry Stebbings The startup that measures real-time occupancy of every room in your office, and to date, they've raised over sixteen million dollars in funding from some great friends of the show in the form of Founders Fund, Mark Suster at Upfront,…

20VC: Why Vulnerability Is A Strength In VC, 3 Core Components That Make The Most Successful VCs & How VCs and Entrepreneurs Can Build Meaningful Relationships Pre-Investment with Brian Garrett, Founding Partner @ Crosscut Ventures Feb 5, 2018 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 21:22 Brian Garrett I'm thankful Mark Suster was creating a lot of awareness around LA, but I think we weren't quite there yet.

20VC: LinkedIn's Head of Corp Dev on Why and When Startups Should Start Relationship Building With Corp Dev, What The Structure of M&A Traditionally Looks Like & How To Mitigate The Biggest Risk of M&A, Integration Risk Jan 15, 2018 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 8:03 Emilie Choi You know, I'm a big fan of Mark Souster's line about, it's about lines, not dots.

20VC: Accel GP, Rich Wong on When Is The Right Time To Scale A Startup, Optimising Initial vs Follow-On Investment Decision-Making & The Globalisation of VC In Recent Years Dec 4, 2017 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 22:09 Rich Wong So, as I think I mentioned before we started the podcast, you know, Mark Suster from Upfront, Manu from K-Nine, and myself are the three of the board members at this company, Osmo in the educational gaming space.

20VC: What Does It Take To Raise A Venture Fund Today, An Analysis of The Explosion of Seed Financing & Why IRR No Longer Takes Centre Stage with Samir Kaji, Senior Managing Director @ First Republic Bank Oct 11, 2017 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 24:58 Samir Kaji Yeah, I, I'm, I'm a big fan of things like, you know, Fred Wilson, you know, Mark Suster, uh, and I also, you know, my daily reading is always the term sheet.

20VC: Jason Calacanis on The 4 Questions Investors Must Ask Founders, Whether YC Have Scaled Their Process Successfully & Why Early Founder Liquidity Is Good Not Bad Aug 14, 2017 · 1 mention

20VC: Why Founders Should Not Focus On Top Line Valuation, Why Capital Efficiency Is Key To Returns And Investment Success & Why Despite Popular Thought, $100m Is An Exciting Exit For VC with Micah Rosenbloom, Managing Partner @ Founder Collective Feb 15, 2017 · 2 mentions

  • ▶ 17:55 Harry Stebbings So you wouldn't agree with the Mark Sooster evaluation of ABR, always be raising? 2 times in the scene

20VC: How Startups & VCs Can Build Relationships with Potential Corporate Acquirers? The Challenge Of Operating Both A B2B & B2C Business Model & Why Fundraising Is The One Element Founders Cannot Control with Gautam Gupta, Founder & CEO @ NatureBox Feb 10, 2017 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 18:57 Harry Stebbings Do you agree with Mark Souster's thesis that entrepreneurs should always be raising ABR as he calls it?

20VC: AngelList's Parker Thompson on How He Evaluates Startup Founders & Why The Move To Series A Is Harder Than Ever? Dec 21, 2016 · 3 mentions

20VC: How To Assess Founder Psychology, Why Talking About Financial Returns In The First Meeting Is Always Wrong & How To Allocate Time Amongst A VC Portfolio with Kara Nortman, Partner @ Upfront Ventures Dec 7, 2016 · 6 mentions

  • ▶ 11:48 Kara Nortman My board member was Mark Suster, who's now my partner, and he and I got to know each other when I moved to LA nine years ago. 2 times in the scene
  • ▶ 14:42 Harry Stebbings You mentioned about Mark being on your board there, and I've heard you say about Mark kind of really being your champion when you were, when you were down in the operational world, and how he helped you kind of alleviate that down
  • ▶ 26:18 Kara Nortman And then here, you know, Mark's been a great partner to me.
  • ▶ 31:17 Harry Stebbings As I said, hugely recommended from, from Greg, Mark and Jenny. 2 times in the scene

20VC: Why Market Is More Important Than Team, The 4 Key Roles of A Board Member & Why Founders Get Market Sizing So Wrong with Rory O'Driscoll, Founding Partner @ Scale Venture Partners Nov 28, 2016 · 3 mentions

20VC: Rick Marini on Lessons Leant From Naval Ravikant, Why You Need To Make 30 Investments Before You Know What You Are Doing & Why You Have To Earn The Right To Good Dealflow Nov 14, 2016 · 1 mention

20VC: Why Adaptability Is Key To Fundraising, Why Supply Is Always The First Priority In Marketplaces & Why Sometimes You Have To Hire Fast & Fire Fast with Nav Athwal, Founder & CEO @ RealtyShares Oct 21, 2016 · 2 mentions

  • ▶ 25:41 Nav Athwal Bill's blog, but, uh, the two that I've kind of read since the beginning is, uh, AVC from, by Fred Wilson and both sides of the table by, uh, Mark Suster. 2 times in the scene

20VC: What Makes A Great marketplace Founder, The Key Metrics Marketplace Success Is Centred On & 3 Ways To Prove To Investors You Are A Domain Expert with Karthik Sridharan, Founder & CEO @ Kinnek Oct 7, 2016 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 19:26 Harry Stebbings The glory intro, I call it, so the intro to your Mark Soosters, Brad Felds, Ben Horrises, just because they, they want to meet them, and it's like, actually, they don't invest in your space at all.

20VC: What Is Wrong With The VC Industry, Why VC Is A Customer Service Game and Why Car Ownership Will Be A Thing Of The Past with Brett DeMarrais, Partner @ Ludlow Ventures Sep 7, 2016 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 23:36 Brett DeMarrais Mark Suster's, both sides of the tables, my favorite blog, and then newsletters, Dan Primack's term sheet.

20VC: Upfront Ventures' Greg Bettinelli on Testing For Founder 'Grit' & What It Takes To Build A Successful Consumer Brand Today Aug 22, 2016 · 4 mentions

  • ▶ 0:48 Harry Stebbings I also have to say a big thanks to the main man, Mr.
  • ▶ 2:28 Harry Stebbings A big hand to Mark for introducing us today, but it's so great to have you on the show. 2 times in the scene
  • ▶ 5:40 Greg Bettinelli And I kind of think that we're the type of firm, actually, that Mark Suster and other partners have similar backgrounds, is I really respond to those type of entrepreneurs, those people who, who, who notice something, notice an…

20VC: 500 Startups' Dave McClure on Whether Unicorns Are Necessary For Venture Returns & Why Ownership Is Not The Math To Think About When Investing Aug 15, 2016 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 23:58 Dave McClure I definitely, you know, uh, good friends with Mark Suster read his stuff all the time.

20VC: What It Takes To Raise A VC Fund & Investing in First Time Fund Managers with Michael Kim @ Cendana Capital Jul 6, 2016 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 8:23 Michael Kim Now, the absolute worst scenario, and Mark Suster actually talks about it in his recent post on both sides of the table, are these party rounds.

20VC: Why Great VCs Know The Opportunity In Hardware, Physical Stores Will Not Disappear and The Importance of Consumer Brand with Josh Udashkin @ Raden Jul 1, 2016 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 2:06 Harry Stebbings You'll learn the tips, tactics, and strategies from some of the very best in the industry, including the likes of Dave McClure, Mark Souster, and Jason Lemkin, just to name a few.

20VC: Felicis' Wesley Chan on The Rise of IoT, Getting Recruited by Larry Page & Creating Google's Biggest Success Disaster Jun 29, 2016 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 1:56 Harry Stebbings It's a joint program held by 500 startups in the Stanford Professional Development Center where you learn the tips, tactics, and strategies from some of the best investors in the Valley, including the likes of Mark Souster and my good…

20VC: Techstars Founder, David Cohen on Scaling Techstars Ventures and Investing In Uber, Twilio and Sendgrid Jun 27, 2016 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 1:58 Harry Stebbings It's a joint program held by 500 startups in the Stanford Professional Development Center, where you learn the tips, tactics, and strategies from some of the best investors in the valley, including the likes of Mark Souster and my good…

20VC: X.ai's Dennis Mortensen on Why There Is No Incumbency Advantage in Artificial Intelligence Jun 24, 2016 · 2 mentions

  • ▶ 0:56 Harry Stebbings It's an incredible two-week course where you get to learn the tips, tactics, and strategies of some of the Valley's best investors, including the likes of my good friend Jason Lemkin, Mark Souster, Dave McClure, and many more incredible…
  • ▶ 29:29 Harry Stebbings It's a phenomenal two-week crash course where you'll meet and hear from some of the best investors in the Valley, including the likes of Mark Souster and Jason Lemkin, just to name a few.

20VC: Why Bots Are The New Black, Conversational Interface Is The Next of For Consumerisation and The Determinants Of A Successful Marketplace with Annie Kadavy, General Partner @ CRV Jun 22, 2016 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 30:18 Harry Stebbings Well, you get to meet some of the world's best investors, including the likes of Jason Lemkin, Mark Souster, etc.

20VC: Rob Go @ NextView on WTF Is Seed Investing Today and Why Raising Too Much Money Can Harm Your Startup May 16, 2016 · 4 mentions

  • ▶ 18:38 Harry Stebbings So what's your take on Sooster's Snapstorms, every VC doing a podcast, people being on Anchor, how do you approach this branding of VC? 4 times in the scene

20VC: The Rise Of The Celebrity VC & The Pros and Cons Of Staying Private with Logan Bartlett @ Battery Ventures Apr 20, 2016 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 6:24 Harry Stebbings You know, there's, there's some rockstar marketer VCs, you know, Mark Soosters, uh, who are upfront in many ways, just from their marketing perspective plays alone.

20VC: Greylock's Sarah Tavel on What Founders Need From A Good Investor and Why Products Need To Be 10X Better & Cheaper Apr 6, 2016 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 18:01 Harry Stebbings You know, we see, like, Mark Sooster, I always, I don't know if you've seen his Snapstorms, if you haven't, check them out, they're unbelievable, but, but how have you seen, kind of,

20VC: Lowercase's Matt Mazzeo on Being Chris Sacca's Partner and The 3 KPIs to Successful Investing Mar 14, 2016 · 1 mention

20VC FF: Hiten Shah on VC Funded vs Bootstrapped Businesses and How He Decides Which Startups To Advise Mar 4, 2016 · 2 mentions

  • ▶ 4:11 Harry Stebbings I mean, Mark Suster, who we had on the show recently, said that actually constraint enforces creativity on founders. 2 times in the scene

20 VC 093: Where Is The Micro VC Market Going with Samir Kaji @ First Republic Bank Dec 2, 2015 · 1 mention

20 VC FF 021: From TechCrunch to Founder to TechCrunch with the legend, Steve O'Hear Nov 13, 2015 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 23:37 Harry Stebbings I've had Brad Feld, I've had Guy Kawasaki, Mark Sooster, Gil Pencino, I've had a lot of people.

20 VC FF 20: Shaking Up The Food Industry With Willie Biggart @ Spoonfed Nov 6, 2015 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 0:00 Harry Stebbings Now, today we have a very special episode for you in store this Founders Friday on the 20 Minute VC, as we move from Wednesday's episode in sunny LA with Mark Souster to sunny Scotland, and this is our first Scottish guest.

20 VC 083: 500 Startups Week: New Funds, Startup Mentoring and Dave's Masterplan with Marvin Liao, Partner @ 500 Startups Oct 28, 2015 · 2 mentions

  • ▶ 5:46 Marvin Liao So many, you know, many VCs now, you know, the most prominent being Marc Andreessen, Ben Horowitz of Andreessen Horowitz, like many of these new sort of up and coming sort of like, uh, venture capitalist Mark Suster, you know, many of…
  • ▶ 23:05 Marvin Liao Um, you know, Fred Wilson's ABC, Mark Suster.

FF 013: 'Make Bets And Believe In What You Are Doing' with James Borow @ Shift & Brand Networks Sep 18, 2015 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 18:43 James Borow Uh, you know, fast forward to today, I think that's a non-issue with people like, you know, Mark Suster and Upfront Ventures and Snapchat in LA.
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