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The AI Boom Will Create Enormous Roadkill: Who Wins & Loses? | David Frankel
- ▶ 44:15 Harry Stebbings You, you are, and Rory O'Driscoll, who we do the show with every week, has done that, and I put my money into Palantir and said, I'm a momentum surfer.
Will Open-Source Threaten Anthropic's Business & Do Margins Matter in a World of AI | Matt Murphy
- ▶ 7:59 Matt Murphy Like, no, that's not, those, those are like, and I know you talk about it a lot on your, you know, uh, show with Rory and Jason, all that.
- ▶ 40:02 Harry Stebbings The three billion dollar fund size, we, we talked about it in the show with Rory and Jason, um,
Why Now is the Time for the App Layer | Why Startups Should be TokenMaxxing | Mike Mignano, USV · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- ▶ 1:08:57 Harry Stebbings I don't work with him, but he's my papa, is Rory O'Driscoll from SCALE, who likewise has been around the block a few times.
Aaron Levie: Everyone is Wrong; We'll Have More Developers in 5 Years · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- ▶ 1:15 Harry Stebbings You know that we have Rory on every week and he's just like, Aaron is the greatest. 5 times in the scene
- ▶ 18:59 Harry Stebbings We mentioned our mutual love for Rory O'Driscoll. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 37:52 Harry Stebbings Again, Jason and Rory said this, and Rory might kill me for this, because he gets a little bit more sensitive about when I quote him or misquote him more appropriately, but 3 times in the scene
The SaaS Apocalypse: Who Lives & Who Dies | Insight Partners Co-Founder, Jerry Murdock · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- ▶ 8:09 Harry Stebbings So, one of my dear friends is Rory O'Driscoll from Scale, and he always says, the thing I love about Harry is the statement, that's great, Jerry, but what about me?
Insights from Coatue's Growth Investor Lucas Swisher · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- ▶ 1:01:04 Harry Stebbings Rory O'Driscoll, who we do a show at Very Thursday, he's brilliant.
a16z, Anish Acharya: Is SaaS Dead? Do Margins Still Matter? Why We Are Not in an AI Bubble? · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- ▶ 29:33 Harry Stebbings I, I do a show with Jason Lemkin and Rory O'Driscoll, um, and Rory said something brilliant, I think, which is like, this will all work out if we see the transition of spend from the 12% SAS budgets that we operate in today, transition… 2 times in the scene
Harvey CEO Winston Weinberg: How to Make Mega Deals | Lessons from Rabois, Halligan & Grady · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- ▶ 13:08 Harry Stebbings Rory O'Driscoll at scale, who's a phenomenal, I love Rory, a dear friend of mine. 4 times in the scene
- ▶ 38:22 Harry Stebbings Rory O'Driscoll, the Irish guy, uh, who I quote so often, he's brilliant, should basically just replace me at this point.
Turing CEO Jonathan Siddharth: Who Wins in Data Labelling & Why 99% of Knowledge Work Will Disappear · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- ▶ 20:53 Harry Stebbings I'm always told by a dear friend, Rory O'Driscoll at Scale, I don't know if you know Rory, but fantastic investor, and he always says to me, listen, value generation from AI is fundamentally dependent on one simple question. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 40:11 Harry Stebbings Again, I mentioned Rory O'Driscoll, I think he said in a show with me recently that there's this kind of carcass or husk left behind.
20Product: How AI Changes Product Design | Does the Design Phase Become Irrelevant in a World of Vibe Coding | The Five Pillars of Truly Great Product Design with Carl Rivera, Chief Design Officer at Shopify
- ▶ 8:30 Harry Stebbings We have a very successful show every Thursday with Rory O'Driscoll and Jason Lemkin, and we discuss the news, and often we discuss your Harvey's, your Abridges, your Lovables, companies that have raised a lot of money at very high… 2 times in the scene
Benchmark's GP, Everett Randle on Why Mega Funds Will Not Produce Good Returns · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- ▶ 24:13 Harry Stebbings Rory O'Driscoll from scale. 5 times in the scene
Sequoia Partner, David Cahn on Who Wins in AI, Defence & The New $0–$100M Playbook · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- ▶ 31:42 Harry Stebbings In terms of overestimations, you know, I was just chatting with Rory O'Driscoll from Scale and Jason Lemkin, who we have our weekly show, and they actually said that the biggest problem with today is we're seeing this overestimation of…
General Catalyst CEO, Hemant Taneja: Lessons Scaling GC to $40BN in AUM · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- ▶ 53:31 Harry Stebbings So funny, I'm very good friends with Rory O'Driscoll from SCALE, who I think is one of the most brilliantly strategic, but, um, 2 times in the scene
20VC: Why 90% of Founders Build Startups Wrong | Why AI Growth Rates are Sustainable & Remote Work is BS and the AI Talent War | Competing with Brett Taylor and Sierra: Who Wins the Customer Service War with Jesse Zhang, Decagon
- ▶ 10:27 Harry Stebbings I did a show with Rory O'Driscoll from Scale, who I think is one of the best SaaS investors of this generation. 3 times in the scene
20VC: Why AI SDRs are BS and Do Not Work | How to Use AI in Your Sales Team and Process to Win Today | What Skills Do All New Reps Need to Have in an AI First World with Amit Bendov, CEO @ Gong
- ▶ 18:44 Harry Stebbings We just released a show today with Jason Lemkin and Rory O'Driscoll, who I love dearly, and we're talking about Microsoft laying off 9000 people.
BVP Partner, Byron Deeter: The Future of Venture - Why Chanel vs Walmart is BS · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- ▶ 15:05 Harry Stebbings I think the fundamental question that Rory or Driscoll actually at scale, I don't like to tell them, but they actually make me quite a lot smarter by hanging out with them. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 32:09 Harry Stebbings Rory says this really well, which is like the way to win in AI, enter a space and just like scream the fricking loudest and then like deliver on customer promises afterwards, but scream so loudly and raise as much fricking money as… 2 times in the scene
20VC: 15 Term Sheets in 7 Days and Choosing Benchmark | Harvey vs Legora: Who Wins Legal and How to Play When You Have $600M Less Funding | Are AI Models Plateauing Today | Building a 9-9-6 Culture From Stockholm with Max Junestrand
- ▶ 47:34 Harry Stebbings When I did our show recently with Jason and Rory, I don't know if you heard it, we
Miles Dieffenbach: Inside Carnegie Mellon’s $4BN Endowment & The Math Behind DPI, TVPI, Illiquidity · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- ▶ 1:07:29 Harry Stebbings My question to you on the back of that is, Rory O'Driscoll from Scale always laughs with me. 2 times in the scene
a16z GP, Martin Casado: Anthropic vs OpenAI & Why Open Source is a National Security Risk with China · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- ▶ 11:48 Harry Stebbings We do a show every week with Rory O'Driscoll and Jason Lemkin and Rory very aptly, I think just said, listen, with the transition to AI, every investor's just accepted a willingness to go massively up the risk curve on investing.
Bucky Moore @ Lightspeed Venture Partners: Why You Cannot Do VC If You Do Not Do Pre-Seed · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- ▶ 12:10 Harry Stebbings I had a really interesting, we do a show with Rory O'Driscoll every week. 4 times in the scene
20VC: Upfront's Mark Suster on COVID Redefining What A Great Company Looks Like and What Valuations Look Like, Why Pay-To-Play Is Back On The Table & Why We Will See The Death of Party Rounds
- ▶ 39:15 Mark Suster So if I said one was my favorite, it would be disingenuous, but I'm going to talk about one that I really enjoyed and who I found valuable, which is Rory O'Driscoll at Scale Ventures. 2 times in the scene
20VC: SaaStr's Jason Lemkin on The 3 Things You Want From Your LPs, Why Most VCs Do Not Add Value & Why The Best VCs Know How To Package Startups For The Next Round
- ▶ 20:29 Harry Stebbings I do want to cross-check and cross-reference you with another person, and that's Rory at O'Driscoll at Scale, obviously a very successful salesman.
20VC: The Power Of A Concentrated Seed Portfolio, Why Operational Value Add Models At Seed Do Not Make Sense & Why We Will See A Shakeout Of Growth Stage Investors with Roger Ehrenberg, Founder & Managing Partner @ IA Ventures
- ▶ 0:48 Harry Stebbings I also want to say a huge thank you to Rory O'Driscoll at scale for the intro to Roger today, without which this interview would not have been possible.
- ▶ 26:30 Harry Stebbings My word, I have to say, as a venture nerd, that really was just a dream interview with me, digging into all things VC and investing there, and a huge thanks to Roger for giving up the time today to appear on the show, and a big hand to…
20VC: The Radical Changes In Public Market Expectations, The Right Way To Assess Valuation & What It Means To Be A Disciplined & Diligent Investor with Randy Glein, Partner @ DFJ Growth
- ▶ 27:31 Harry Stebbings 60 seconds, but I do, I do want one now, and this one do you have to ask, and it's Roy at scale recently said to me on the show, markets make outcomes, team outcomes, 2 times in the scene
20VC: What Does It Take To Gain A Late Stage Cheque Today? The Fundamental Mistakes CEOs Make In The Scaling Process & The Importance Of Building The Next S Curve For Founders with Jules Maltz, General Partner @ IVP
- ▶ 21:31 Harry Stebbings I'm, I'm really pleased you said about the Salesforce product there, because final question before we dive into a quick fire, and it's on, on product and market itself, because I had Rory O'Driscoll at scale on the show the other day, and… 3 times in the scene
20VC: DFJ's Josh Stein on Why VCs Must Adapt To Their Founders, The Major Transition Points For Aaron Levie @ Box & Why SaaS Startups Are Growing At A Rate Never Seen Before
- ▶ 8:26 Harry Stebbings We actually had Rory O'Driscoll at scale on the show recently, and I asked him what would happen in terms of if you advise a CEO or a founder on a strategy and they ignore it and then go their own way.