Rick Zullo

9 statements across 1 episodes · 1 bullish · 7 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Aug 23, 2023 by Rick Zullo · said 2 times in 1 episodes since 2025 · across every show →

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Aug 23, 2023 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Rick Zullo says he hasn't taken a startup pitch in eight years
“I haven't taken a pitch in eight years because I think pitching is bullshit because I think it's all about sales, salesmanship and rather than actually like me understanding your understanding of a company.”
Rick Zullo Aug 23, 2023 ▶ 39:57 Jason Lemkin & Rick Zullo: How "Mark to Market" Corrupted Venture Capital | E1052 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Aug 23, 2023 negative
Opinion
Zullo: VC board governance degraded into 'patty cake' over founder NPS scores
“We really moved away from that over the course of the last five, 10 years, because, like, just like you were talking about, like, there's a lot of incentive to sell sell a founder, a lot of incentive to be all about the NPS score, and everyone's trying to, you…”
Rick Zullo Aug 23, 2023 ▶ 13:12 Jason Lemkin & Rick Zullo: How "Mark to Market" Corrupted Venture Capital | E1052 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Aug 23, 2023 negative
Insight
Rick Zullo: No correlation between seed fundraising skill and business success
“We just haven't seen a lot of correlation between the folks who are like really great at raising money at the seed stage and the folks who are really great at building a business and the people who are really great at building a business, they get pretty good …”
Rick Zullo Aug 23, 2023 ▶ 44:02 Jason Lemkin & Rick Zullo: How "Mark to Market" Corrupted Venture Capital | E1052 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Aug 23, 2023 negative
Insight
Zullo: Mega funds have no financial incentive to salvage struggling startups
“The salvage value and loss management really doesn't matter at those funds.”
Rick Zullo Aug 23, 2023 ▶ 20:50 Jason Lemkin & Rick Zullo: How "Mark to Market" Corrupted Venture Capital | E1052 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Aug 23, 2023 bearish
Prediction Didn’t hold up
Zullo: Venture market will see more startup busts than bridge rounds
“I think there's gonna be more busts than down rounds and bridges.”
Rick Zullo Aug 23, 2023 ▶ 20:16 Jason Lemkin & Rick Zullo: How "Mark to Market" Corrupted Venture Capital | E1052 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Aug 23, 2023
Assertion Not publicly verifiable
Zullo: Funds Can Achieve 10x Returns Without Decacorn Exits
“There are plenty, 10 X funds that haven't ever been in a deck accord. And like, I think Roger probably has a couple of mucker has a couple, you know Tim Connors has some monster funds that like, you know, certainly some big drivers in there.”
Rick Zullo Aug 23, 2023 ▶ 52:46 Jason Lemkin & Rick Zullo: How "Mark to Market" Corrupted Venture Capital | E1052 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Aug 23, 2023 negative
Disclosure
Zullo: Missing Archer Aviation showed the risk of rigid thesis investing
“Honestly, I'm incredibly thesis driven, and I've missed a lot of amazing companies because of that. I told the story around investing in the guys from Vetteri, and then, like, they started a public company in our office, and we did invest. You know, that compa…”
Rick Zullo Aug 23, 2023 ▶ 1:08:51 Jason Lemkin & Rick Zullo: How "Mark to Market" Corrupted Venture Capital | E1052 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Aug 23, 2023 positive
Opinion
Rick Zullo: Asset management is a better business than traditional venture
“The asset management business is a better business than the venture business. You know, fees are guaranteed. Carry isn't.”
Rick Zullo Aug 23, 2023 ▶ 1:46 Jason Lemkin & Rick Zullo: How "Mark to Market" Corrupted Venture Capital | E1052 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Aug 23, 2023 bearish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Zullo: Top $2B+ funds won't invest in non-decacorn, lukewarm startups
“If it's not super hot or not going to be a deco core company, my guess is, you know, most of those top 10 venture firms that are over two billion are not going to be knocking on your door.”
Rick Zullo Aug 23, 2023 ▶ 21:53 Jason Lemkin & Rick Zullo: How "Mark to Market" Corrupted Venture Capital | E1052 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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