Precursor Ventures
3 statements across 1 episodes · 0 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement May 9, 2016 by Charles Hudson · said 23 times in 10 episodes since 2016 · across every show →
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brought up most by Harry Stebbings (18), Sarah Kunst (1), Iman Abuzeid (1), Brian Garrett (1), Andy McLoughlin (1), Alex Mather (1)
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2020 6 mentions in 4 episodes 2 per episode
- 20VC: How Fundraising For Funds Has Changed in The World of COVID, The Benefits of Managers Selling Part of Their GP & How To Think Through Your "Minimum Viable Fund Size" with Lo Toney, Founding Managing Partner @ Plexo Capital
- 20VC: Why Most Founders Do Not Structure Their Fundraise Correctly, The Pros Of Having An MBA As A Startup Founder & How To Manage The Psychology Of Being CEO and Overcome Self Doubt with Iman Abuzeid, Founder & CEO @ Incredible Health
- 20VC: The Future of Subscription Media, Why Startups Need To Stop Blaming Facebook and Google & How Founders Should Think Through Customer Acquisition Channel Dependencies with Alex Mather, Founder & CEO @ The Athletic
- 20VC: Sarah Kunst on Why There Is Plenty Of Investor Money Still Available, The Megan Markle Effect and How It Impacts Hiring and Talent & Whether GP Commits Prevent Diversity and Inclusion
- every mention in 2020, scene by scene →
2019 1 mention in 1 episode
2018 3 mentions in 3 episodes 1 per episode
- 20VC: Andy McLoughlin on The Benefits of Backing Unsexy Businesses with Non-Obvious Founders, How To Distinguish Between A Good Bridge Round and A Bridge To Nowhere & Whether VCs Really Do Add Value?
- 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
- 20VC: Why Brands Can Have The Same Revenue Multiples As Enterprise Companies & The Right Way To Think About Amazon In Today's World of Commerce with Eurie Kim, General Partner @ Forerunner Ventures
- every mention in 2018, scene by scene →
2016 13 mentions in 2 episodes 7 per episode
Everything said about Precursor Ventures, oldest first
May 9, 2016 neutral
Precursor Ventures Syndicates Every Deal Due to Small Check Sizes
“And last but not least for me, I have to syndicate everything I do because I don't write large checks at the firm. And so eventually I have to convince at least one or two other people in the ecosystem that the company that I'm interested in has merit.”
May 9, 2016
Charles Hudson: VCs Without Operating Experience Underestimate Startup Organizational Friction
“I think as a VC, it's easy to sit in the boardroom and see strategically that there's something off with the business and to kind of dictate, Hey, we should fix sales or, Hey, we've got to fix marketing. We've got to fix product. But until you've actually been…”
May 9, 2016 negative
Charles Hudson: Building Startups for M&A Strips Out Long-Term Upside
“Because for me, if you start planning for M&A exits from day one, they never end up, in my experience, being quite as large as you would think. Because you've kind of engineered all of the upside out of the company in kind of trying to tailor make it for M&A.”