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
Sep 23, 2022 negative
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…”
Nov 4, 2022
Apr 10, 2025 negative
May 1, 2025 negative
Nov 20, 2025 neutral
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…”
Mar 19, 2026 bearish
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…”