Paul Hsiao
10 statements across 1 episodes · 2 bullish · 2 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Apr 9, 2018 by Paul Hsiao · said 1 times in 1 episodes since 2016 · across every show →
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Apr 9, 2018 neutral
NEA requires $800M+ exits to move the needle, unlike smaller funds
“I think one realization coming since joining Canvas a few years ago is a small exit, like, easily moves the needle for a fund like Canvas, whereas we used to joke when you don't have an exit more than eight hundred million, you know, it doesn't move the needle…”
Apr 9, 2018 positive
Founders should pick individual VC partners over firm brands
“Vice says CEO is that ultimately an entrepreneur's relationship with VCs is with one individual of the firm. You rarely see other partners, so picking the right GP for you is the most important and not the firm, and I've seen that to be very true.”
Apr 9, 2018
Direct online demand marketing wastes capital for early marketplaces
“When generating early demand, one of the more counterintuitive learnings Is that early marketplace demands are dependent on an existing distribution and offline activities. Like for house, for example, you mentioned early health on Tulia was invaluable. And I …”
Apr 9, 2018 bullish
Raising $100M+ is critical for new tech company success
“I would say going back to the study and also seeing my own data points, The capital efficiency, well, actually, simply, it is important to win the capital arms race. That raising a hundred million dollars is critical to the success of new companies.”
Apr 9, 2018 negative
Over $600B in LP capital is trapped inside private tech companies
“Yeah, I think for the LPs, for the minimum partners who have trusted their capital with us, there is what, More than six hundred billion dollars currently trapped inside these large private enterprises. And I think it is our fiduciary responsibility and of the…”
Apr 9, 2018
Marketplace founders should give up if supply isn't differentiated
“I think when you know you should give up is when your supply is not differentiated. When the users can actually find your supply at a lot of different places, you have to question whether what you do is truly making your supply size business better. Is it tran…”
Apr 9, 2018
80% of top tech founders started companies in their 20s or 30s
“One commonalities, the most striking one is they are mostly started by young people. You know, we all know some of the extreme examples of Gates, Zuckerberg, and Steve Jobs, who started their companies in their teens and early twenties, but I was surprised by …”
Apr 9, 2018
Marketplaces should target power sellers over long-tail supply
“One is winning a very differentiated supply first. Always go deep and have a thick network in one specific cluster versus broad and horizontal. And we're just finding that equivalent of power sellers in your target market is really critical. They have volume, …”
Apr 9, 2018
Marketplace growth occurs in step functions driven by supply critical mass
“The other is, third is actually it takes patience. It takes the growth curve, looks more like step function versus a linear curve. You get frustrated that demand looks flat for a period of time, and we see this often. And then suddenly the demand jumps. You ge…”
Apr 9, 2018 negative
Consumer tech is in a fallow period lacking viral distribution channels
“I think so, yes, but I can change quickly. You know, I think about Alexa or Google Home, those could all, you know, emerge or become an important new distribution channel. We don't know yet. Too early to tell. But yes, we are in a period where we lack new and …”