Operator Partners

5 statements across 2 episodes · 2 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Nov 6, 2020 by Zach Weinberg · said 6 times in 3 episodes since 2020 · across every show →

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Nov 6, 2020
Insight
Weinberg: Seed investments must project at least a 2x Series A step-up
“And we're looking for things where the multiple on the next round, not because I care about the markup at all, but because it shows Real growth and real value creation is more than like two X, let's call it as a baseline. So if I'm going to fund a company at a…”
Zach Weinberg Nov 6, 2020 ▶ 16:14 20VC: Zach Weinberg on Whether A Company is a Democracy, The Importance of Ownership, The Rise of Pre-Emptive Rounds, Multi-Stage Funds Entering Seed and How he Approaches Both Risk and Personal Capital Allocation
Nov 6, 2020 positive
Insight
Weinberg: Founders should sell under 5% of equity in secondary sales
“For the founder, I encourage them to take enough money off the table that they're comfortable taking a big swing at a bigger outcome. And for some people, just to put some numbers against it, some people, that's a million dollars. Because remember, you're goin…”
Zach Weinberg Nov 6, 2020 ▶ 21:24 20VC: Zach Weinberg on Whether A Company is a Democracy, The Importance of Ownership, The Rise of Pre-Emptive Rounds, Multi-Stage Funds Entering Seed and How he Approaches Both Risk and Personal Capital Allocation
Nov 6, 2020 neutral
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Weinberg: Operator Partners almost never sells equity in secondary transactions
“So to be clear, we won't sell. It's just sometimes we may not buy. The prorata. But we're basically never selling in a secondary.”
Zach Weinberg Nov 6, 2020 ▶ 21:16 20VC: Zach Weinberg on Whether A Company is a Democracy, The Importance of Ownership, The Rise of Pre-Emptive Rounds, Multi-Stage Funds Entering Seed and How he Approaches Both Risk and Personal Capital Allocation
Nov 6, 2020 positive
Disclosure
Weinberg: Operator Partners exercises Series A pro-rata rights 100% of the time
“For now, what we're generally saying is if the Series A Is getting done and it's getting done at a price that we feel like is reasonable for the business, which most of them are, by the way, that's 80, 90%. Then a hundred percent of the time we're going to par…”
Zach Weinberg Nov 6, 2020 ▶ 19:57 20VC: Zach Weinberg on Whether A Company is a Democracy, The Importance of Ownership, The Rise of Pre-Emptive Rounds, Multi-Stage Funds Entering Seed and How he Approaches Both Risk and Personal Capital Allocation
Aug 12, 2022
Insight
Weinberg: Operator Partners targets at least 2x next-round valuation step-ups
“We're looking for things where the multiple on the next round, not because I care about the markup at all, but because it shows Real growth and real value creation is more than like two X, let's call it as a baseline. So if I'm going to fund a company at a 10 …”
Zach Weinberg Aug 12, 2022 ▶ 20:52 20VC: 13 of the Great Investing Minds on When to Pay Up vs When To Remain Disciplined and Walk Because the Price is too High: The Ultimate Guide to Price Sensitivity
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