Ravi Viswanathan
8 statements across 1 episodes · 6 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Apr 6, 2020 by Ravi Viswanathan · said 2 times in 2 episodes since 2021 · across every show →
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Apr 6, 2020 positive
Viswanathan: Workday's 2009 pitch was his most straightforward in 20 years
“When we heard the pitch, it was probably one of the most straightforward pitches I've ever heard in 20 years of venture, meaning we just had to fund that company, and the reason for that is there's the numbers, but you really have to see what is this company d…”
Apr 6, 2020 bullish
Viswanathan: NewView Capital invested in Plaid following NEA's early-stage backing
“Yeah, this is an easy one. It's Plaid, which I was part of the team that led the seed and Series A at NEA many, many years ago, so I know Zach has been on your show, and I think the world of him, so one of my top priority after founding NewView is figuring out…”
Apr 6, 2020
Viswanathan: Delaying independent board members is a major startup mistake
“I think that a huge mistake is not bringing in operators and independents soon enough. What happens is you have the normal progression where there are more and more rounds getting raised, and yet another VC Nothing against us, but yet another VC joins the boar…”
Apr 6, 2020 bullish
Viswanathan: NewView Capital requires potential for 10x returns on every growth deal
“The standard that a lot of people throw around is kind of a, let's make sure that the company is in that three to five X range, but every company we invest in, there has to be a thread or something where, you know what, this actually can get outsized returns a…”
Apr 6, 2020 positive
Viswanathan: Investors should let tired founders drive company exit decisions
“A lot of it really is in close consultation with the founding team, because you may want to hold, but if the founding team and the management team really are closest to the field, obviously, if they see a market transition or if they are getting tired and they…”
Apr 6, 2020 positive
Viswanathan: NewView and NEA support controlled secondary liquidity for founders
“On the one hand, if they want to sell a small percentage of their stock to get some liquidity, and it's more of a pressure release mechanism for them personally, we actually encourage it. And we've done that in the past, both at Newview as well as at NEA.”
Apr 6, 2020
Apr 6, 2020 positive
Viswanathan: Tom Bogan is the best board member he has worked with
“I would say Tom Bogan. Tom is a senior exec at Workday now. He was CEO of Adapted Insights. I was on a board with him. I was on the Acquia board with him, and I would say just the best board member I've ever worked with just had incredible credibility. He was …”