seed companies
5 statements across 4 episodes · 1 bullish · 2 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Jan 18, 2016 by Fred Destin · across every show →
Everything said about seed companies, oldest first
Jan 18, 2016 negative
Jul 17, 2018 negative
Elad Gil: Average Startup Quality Has Fallen as Seed Volume Quadrupled
“The average company has gotten worse rather than better, and the number of companies has gone up dramatically. I think there's now a few thousand venture-backed companies a year, or seed companies, I should say, a year, when a few years ago was maybe a quarter…”
Feb 5, 2024 bullish
Rohan: Seed and venture capital face major disruption within two years
“So I think in, like, two years, like, you mush that all together, it's, yeah, it's ripe for incredible disruption, or I'd say there's a lot of opportunity there for funds and managers to really take leadership positions because it's, there's just so much chang…”
Sep 5, 2026
Weitzman: Seed-stage hiring is easier than ever, but growth-stage hiring is harder
“The competition for growth stage companies hiring exceptional leadership talent is more difficult. For seed companies, I would say it's the easiest time ever because the impact of even just the founder on their own is bigger because they can orchestrate agents…”