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OpenAI Kills Sora & Hits $100M ARR on Ads | Oura Going Public & Whoop Raises at $10BN · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- ▶ 1:08:24 unnamed speaker I just have to bring up the Ron Conway, Matthew Prince one, because it was, I highlighted that one on Twitter. 5 times in the scene
20VC: Max Altman on The New Seed War: Can Anyone Compete with Sequoia and a16z | Leaving $2BN on the Table with Reddit | Lessons from Backing Rippling at $25M Post | Why Climate Tech is a Mirage and Disaster
- ▶ 1:03:57 Max Altman I mean, I think I, like, Paul Graham connected me to Ron Conway, and then Ron's like, oh, you should meet this guy, Steve Anderson. 2 times in the scene
20VC: Tim Ferriss: Why I Walked Away From Angel Investing After Uber | How I Accidentally Lost $150 Million | Money Fixed My Problems—Then Made Me Miserable
- ▶ 54:01 Tim Ferriss Ron Conway, you know, he used to be the
Chris Dixon: Who Will Win the Next Generation of Venture? | E1132 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- ▶ 4:24 Chris Dixon And I, I literally the, I think it was the day after we sold the company, I was on the phone with Ron Conway and I was like, I want to start angel investing. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 19:00 Harry Stebbings Uh, I have many thoughts, uh, from, you know, Ron Conway and Alex, but why would you say the best founders choose you? 3 times in the scene
- ▶ 51:50 Chris Dixon Um, I think though that if you, if you really sharpen your value proposition, like why, why do people want you, you know, like if, if you have a sharp value proposition as an early stage seed invest fund and you have, you size your fund…
Is the VC Model Broken? Jason Lemkin, Mike Maples, Eric Paley & Harry Stebbings Debate | E1062 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- ▶ 56:44 Eric Paley And I think it's one of the reasons people love Ron Conway in our industry.
Kevin Weil: Lessons from Leading Product at Instagram & Twitter | 20VC #934 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- ▶ 43:33 Kevin Weil And Steve Jobs has done amazing things and you can't, you know, and, um, in the same way you can look at like what Ron Conway has done and what Benchmark has done.
Parker Conrad: How I Got Ousted from Zenefits and Came Back with a Vengence | 20VC #932 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- ▶ 1:05:14 Parker Conrad Um, you know, I remember, um, like Ron Conway in particular, who's often, you know, someone that, you know, you know, people talk about as sort of just like a really genuinely decent person, um, in, in the ecosystem, reached out… 2 times in the scene
Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour: How to Build Moats Against Incumbents; How to Hire Engineers | 20VC #931 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- ▶ 47:33 Tarek Mansour I mean, you know, um, Ron Conway, just outlier, you know, incredible. 3 times in the scene
Mo Koyfman: The Secret to Winning in Venture; Why Small Funds Outperform Large Funds | 20VC #915 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- ▶ 36:22 Mo Koyfman And, you know, you have folks like Ron Conway that have been playing that model, uh, and getting into the best startups is, is the only thing that matters.
20VC: Hims Founder Andrew Dudum on Hims Going Public, The Reasoning and Benefits of SPACs, The Biggest Misconceptions of Successful Company Building & Wall St's Changing Perceptions Towards Growth and Profitability
- ▶ 29:53 Andrew Dudum Ron Conway introduced me to Snoop.
20VC: The Chainsmokers on Raising Their First $35M Fund and Entering The World of Venture, Dealing with Vulnerability and Insecurity Today & How Music and Venture Compare; The Similarities and Differences
- ▶ 0:11 Harry Stebbings Now, Mantis is their first thirty-five million dollar venture fund, and so if you haven't guessed it already, I'm thrilled to welcome Alex Poole and Drew Taggart, founders of the Chainsmokers, and now Mantis, with the new vehicle they have…
20VC: Sahil Lavingia on Rolling Funds and Their Impact on The Future of Venture, How To Evaluate Market, Team and Product, The Value of Party Rounds & The Pros and Cons of Multi-Stage Funds Investing at Seed
- ▶ 0:26 Harry Stebbings First round, and then on the individual side, Max Levchin, Chris Saka, Ron Conway, and Naval Ravikant, to name a few.
20VC: Ashton Kutcher on Early Lessons From Investing in Airbnb and Spotify, Why VC Ownership Requirements Are Becoming More and More Egregious & What Being Good At Product Truly Means
- ▶ 26:26 Ashton Kutcher You know, early on, one of my biggest mentors was Ron Conway, who is this notorious angel investor and continues to be a mentor to me.
- ▶ 34:28 Ashton Kutcher I would say in investing, I would say it's been Ron Conway, and I think the biggest takeaway is that
20VC: Webflow's Vlad Magdalin on The Journey To Breakeven and Raising A Monster $72m Series A, The Single Most Important Question To Ask When Determining Which Investor To Select & The Challenges of Founders Angel Investing
- ▶ 16:56 Vlad Magdalin Not really recognizing that was just a short season, but thankfully folks like Ben Ling and advisor, like Ron used to be called advisor back then and Tim Draper, they really saw the forest from the trees and eventually those conversations…
20VC: Reddit CEO Steve Huffman on Scaling Teams; What Works and What Does Not, A CEO's Relationship with Stress and Managing It & How To Structure Internal Decision-Making Effectively
- ▶ 0:34 Harry Stebbings To date, Reddit has raised over five hundred and fifty million dollars in funding from some of the very best in the world of venture, including Sequoia Capital, Mark Andreessen, Peter Thiel, Ron Conway, Sam Altman, Josh Kushner, Alfred…
20VC: ClassPass CEO Fritz Lanman on Betting His Career Facebook Would Be A $10Bn Company, Lessons From Travis and Uber on Scaling A Global Marketplace & Whether Growth and Capital Efficiency Are Mutually Exclusive
- ▶ 21:28 Fritz Lanman You know, two vintages behind the Ron Conway's of the world.
20VC: If You Do Not Like VCs, You Have Not Worked With a Good One, How Andreesen Have Added The Same Level of Value As A Co-Founder, Why Market Is The First Thing To Consider When Angel Investing & Why Series A Is A Hiring Decision with Roger Dickey, Foun
- ▶ 13:41 Roger Dickey Brad Feld, Fred Wilson, you know, maybe it was Ron Conway. 2 times in the scene
20VC: Jason Calacanis on The 4 Questions Investors Must Ask Founders, Whether YC Have Scaled Their Process Successfully & Why Early Founder Liquidity Is Good Not Bad
- ▶ 7:28 Jason Calacanis The aristocracy you're born into, and with the exception of Tim Draper's kids, and Tim Draper himself, and Ron Conway's kids, 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 23:58 Jason Calacanis If you're Chris Saka, or you're Ron Conway, or, you know, you're Esther Dyson, you have this massive, incredible network, and every single person brings you their best deals.
20VC: Elad Gil on Becoming One of Silicon Valleys Top Angels, Why Most People Get Market Sizing Wrong & Should VC Services Always Be Bundled Together?
20VC: Why We Are Valuation & Ownership Insensitive, Why We Do Not Take Board Seats & The Effects Of The Series A Crunch with Topher Conway, Co-Managing Partner @ SV Angel
- ▶ 3:06 Topher Conway And my dad would ask my brothers and I for diligence sometimes on, on companies. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 12:03 Harry Stebbings And I heard you say, uh, that one of the best advice pieces you've ever been given is by your father, Ron, who said your reputation is your biggest asset.
- ▶ 12:42 Topher Conway And so that's the reputation that Ron's had forever.
- ▶ 21:15 Topher Conway Probably have to be my dad. 4 times in the scene
20VC: Why You Don't Have To Have Operational Experience To Be A Good VC, Why There Is No Optimal Stage To Invest & Why VCs Should Focus on Reputation Ahead of Cash On Cash Returns with Lyon Wong, General Partner @ Spectrum 28
- ▶ 0:43 Harry Stebbings And before Lightspeed, Leon spent time with leading Silicon Valley seed fund, SV Angel, where he worked with the likes of Ron Conway and David Lee.
20 VC 034: 250 Investments, AngelList Syndicates and Microsoft with Jon Staenberg
- ▶ 5:36 Jon Staenberg It's, uh, I'm sure Ron Conway has done many, many more than that, but in Seattle.