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overcapitalization

2 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 2 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Sep 20, 2023 by Eric Paley · across every show →

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Sep 20, 2023 bearish
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Paley: Overcapitalization Is the Biggest Risk to Startups Beside Lacking PMF
“Besides product market fit, the biggest risk to a venture-backed company is bad capitalization. And we don't mean undercapitalization. We mean overcapitalization”
Eric Paley Sep 20, 2023 ▶ 22:13 Is the VC Model Broken? Jason Lemkin, Mike Maples, Eric Paley & Harry Stebbings Debate | E1062 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Mar 19, 2025 negative
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Singlehurst compares overcapitalizing startups to force-feeding foie gras
“Because it leads to overcapitalization of businesses, and it leads to companies being, I sort of have this, like, sometimes this mental model in my head, and it's not a very nice sort of mental image, but you know how they make foie gras.”
Peter Singlehurst Mar 19, 2025 ▶ 11:30 Peter Singlehurst: Lessons from Turning Down Stripe, Coinbase and Losing Money on Northvalt · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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