Rob Go
21 statements across 3 episodes · 2 bullish · 6 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement May 16, 2016 by Rob Go · said 19 times in 3 episodes since 2017 · across every show →
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May 16, 2016 negative
Go: Raising excessive money pre-PMF hurts focus and breeds overhead
“There seems like there's no downside to raising more money, but there actually is. And the downside is actually around a lack of focus scrappiness And over investment in overhead before there's really the sort of core machinery to support it.”
May 16, 2016 neutral
May 16, 2016
May 16, 2016 negative
May 16, 2016 neutral
May 16, 2016 neutral
May 16, 2016
Go: VC reputation is defined by rejected or failing founders
“The most important aspect is, you know, what do other founders say about you? And not just what do other founders in your portfolio that are the best performing founders, right? Because like every company that's doing great, the, their investors spend a lot of…”
May 16, 2016
Go: 30% dilution pre-PMF hurts founder leverage in future rounds
“Like selling a third of your company before product market fits seems pretty painful. Versus trying to sell, you know, 15, 20% of the company for less money, but getting you to a point where you have a lot more leverage the next time you have to go to raise, r…”
May 16, 2016
May 16, 2016
Jun 23, 2023
NextView Signals Fund Timelines to LPs 18 to 24 Months Ahead
“Typically a year, you know, if I think about like our timing, if we're looking to do a first close in say Q one of a given year, we are probably giving pretty clear indication of where our timeframe is at least like 18, if not 24 months before that.”
Jun 23, 2023
Rob Go's Fundraising Rule: Follow Up Twice, Then Stop Proactive Outreach
“I have a basic belief that it never hurts to ask twice, but I never ask three times, right? So if there's an email that doesn't get responded to, I don't feel bad about asking again. After two, after I'm ignored twice, that's okay. I just move on.”
Jun 23, 2023 positive
Rob Go: Individual LP Champions Matter More Than Institutional Brand
“I actually think it's, what's more important is the individual who's there. You want somebody who is empowered, not at the very end of their career, because there's a risk that they're going to leave, and then you're going to be adopted by somebody else. And s…”
Jun 23, 2023
Jun 23, 2023 positive
Rob Go: A Base of Small LP Checks Creates an Anti-Fragile Fund
“I generally am a believer in like building an anti-fragile LP LP base. And so in a weird way, like, even though I said earlier, I really, you know, I don't mind concentration. I also don't mind a lot of small checks if you can handle it from a timing standpoin…”
Jun 23, 2023
Jun 23, 2023 negative
Rob Go: Funds 2 and 3 Struggle to Convert Fund-of-Funds LPs
“Weirdly, when you're in the middle, you're neither new, nor are you so well known that you have, like, a great brand. Fund to funds are not as good. So what I found is that, like, funds, you know, Three-ish, two to three, it's actually harder to get a new fund…”
Jun 23, 2023 negative
Jun 23, 2023 negative
Rob Go: Endowments Are Often the First LPs to Flee in Downturns
“You know, there was a time when folks used to say that, like, endowments and foundations are the most robust long-term partners that exist on the planet. It is just not true. I've heard so many cases where markets turn, things change, and the first ones to lea…”
Jun 23, 2023 neutral
Rob Go: Pension Funds and Large LPs Avoid Fund 1 and 2
“There are some groups that are very, very large LPs, and they just want stability, right? They will never invest in a fund one or a fund two, but they love the idea of investing in fund three, four, five or plus, or more with a team that's been together for a …”