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5 statements across 5 episodes · 0 bullish · 2 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Jun 18, 2015 by Alan Chiu · across every show →

Everything said about market risk, oldest first

Jun 18, 2015 negative
Disclosure
Chiu: Market risk is XSeed Capital's primary concern in seed investments
“The third risk is market risk, and this is the biggest risk that we are concerned about.”
Alan Chiu Jun 18, 2015 ▶ 8:46 20 VC 046: How VCs Evaluate Investment Opportunities with Alan Chiu, Partner @ XSeed Capital
Jun 20, 2016 bearish
Opinion
Rachleff: Early-stage angel investing in software is a sucker's bet
“It's a sucker's bet. It's a terrible risk reward because you have all of this market risk, and there's no way to evaluate it.”
Andy Rachleff Jun 20, 2016 ▶ 16:51 20VC: Andy Rachleff, Founder @ Benchmark & Wealthfront on What Makes The Best CEO & Board Member & Why Ivy League Endowments Are The Best Managed Capital In The World
Jan 6, 2017
Insight
VCs accept execution and team risk but refuse to take market risk
“Almost all VCs will tell you they will take on execution risk. They'll even take on team risk. But they'll never take market risk, because that's the one thing they can't do anything about, which is why VCs tend to look for really big markets.”
Henry Ward Jan 6, 2017 ▶ 7:47 20VC: eShares' Henry Ward on Why Portfolio Theory Is Wrong? Why Investors Will Never Take Market Risk & Why You have To Have A Line of Sight To A $Bn Outcome
May 10, 2017
Disclosure
Josh Wolfe: Lux Capital is willing to take market and tech risk
“You have some firms that will say, we don't take market risk, and you have other firms that say, we don't take technology risk, and we'll actually take both.”
Josh Wolfe May 10, 2017 ▶ 9:03 20VC: The 3 Forms Of Edge A Founder Can Have, Lessons From Being on A Board With Bill Gates & Why There Are A Lot Of Tourist VCs Who Are Going To Lose A Lot Of Money, with Josh Wolfe, Co-Founder @ Lux Capital
Oct 21, 2019
Insight
Market risk is the most dangerous VC risk; the market always wins
“I think market risk is the most dangerous risk to underwrite. Even if with the greatest teams, teams can't fight market. Market always wins.”
Arif Jan Mohamed Oct 21, 2019 ▶ 11:50 20VC: Lightspeed's Arif Janmohamed on Why Market Risk Is The Most Dangerous Risk To Underwrite As A VC, How To Determine When to Stretch vs Not on Price Today & The $TRN of Market Cap Up For Grabs Today In Enterprise
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