returns

7 statements across 7 episodes · 0 bullish · 5 bearish · 6 people on the record · first statement Apr 6, 2020 by Ravi Viswanathan · across every show →

Everything said about returns, oldest first

Apr 6, 2020 bearish
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Viswanathan: Massive influxes of capital degrade overall asset returns
“Any time you have an influx of capital into any asset class, just a sheer volume of capital coming in much more by a multiple, usually what you see is returns degrade.”
Ravi Viswanathan Apr 6, 2020 ▶ 10:50 20VC: Raising A $1.35Bn Fund I, The Emerging Secondary Opportunity For Early Stage Managers and Founders & What It Takes To Win The Best Growth Deals Today with Ravi Viswanathan, Founder & Managing Partner @ NewView Capital
Sep 23, 2022 negative
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Vasconcellos: Expanding fund strategy beyond core strengths harms long-term VC returns
“That greed is the number one enemy of returns and, you know, being greedy and kind of expanding your fund or expanding your strategy into multiple different things that maybe you're not the best at probably is, you know, short-term profitable, but sort of long…”
Julio Vasconcellos Sep 23, 2022 ▶ 19:03 Julio Vasconcellos: Scaling to $100M and 1,200 Employees and then Cratering | 20VC #928 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Nov 4, 2022
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Mauboussin: Heavy capital inflows into an asset class inevitably compress returns
“Anytime you see capital flowing into something, you should worry about returns. That's just, that's like a basic rule.”
Michael Mauboussin Nov 4, 2022 ▶ 28:35 Michael Mauboussin: The Single Biggest Mistake Investors Make In Decision-Making | 20VC #945 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Apr 10, 2025 negative
Assertion Open · timeframe Apr 2026
Stan Boland: EIS and VCT fund returns range from 0.8x to 1.2x
“And, in fact, all the returns are somewhere between 80 cents and one dollar 20 on the dollar.”
Stan Boland Apr 10, 2025 ▶ 55:03 Tom Hulme & Stan Boland: Lessons from Jensen Huang & How to Fix the UK Tech Ecosystem · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
May 1, 2025 negative
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O'Driscoll: Excess market capital is massively eroding venture returns
“The capital is definitely massively eroding the returns.”
Rory O'Driscoll May 1, 2025 ▶ 58:36 What Does it Take to Be Good at Series A and B Today? · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Nov 20, 2025 neutral
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O'Driscoll: VC reaction cycles take up to seven years
“In the end, the only thing that matters is returns. The only question is how long does in the end take? We're in an industry which has very long reaction cycles. You know, you put in the money, you don't get single for five years, you don't figure it out for s…”
Rory O'Driscoll Nov 20, 2025 ▶ 1:10:02 Peter Thiel and Softbank Sell NVIDIA - Why? & Why VC Will Hit $1TRN and The Opening of Retail · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Mar 19, 2026 bearish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Lemkin: Early-stage VCs chasing massive TAMs will see terrible returns
“I think a lot of funds are going to have terrible returns because a lot of early stage funds are going to swing so hard for the fences that they're going to invest in the number three or the number four and get just zeros after zeros because there isn't a chan…”
Jason Lemkin Mar 19, 2026 ▶ 34:14 NVIDIA Predicts $1TRN in Revenue: Everything You Need to Know From GTC & Anduril Lands $20B Contract · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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