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
Insight
Destin: Hiring wrong co-founders is top reason seed startups fail
“The number one reason why seed companies fail is because they hired the wrong co-founders.”
Fred Destin Jan 18, 2016 ▶ 9:01 20VC: Fred Destin @ Accel on Why Startups Fail & Founders Get Fired?
Jul 17, 2018 negative
Opinion
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…”
Elad Gil Jul 17, 2018 ▶ 20:08 20VC: Elad Gil's High Growth Handbook on The Commonalities of The Truly Great CEOs, How To Hire The Very Best Execs, Why Cash is A Defensible Moat Today & The Pros and Cons of M&A and IPOs
Feb 5, 2024 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
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…”
Terrence Rohan Feb 5, 2024 ▶ 16:20 David Tisch & Terrence Rohan: Biggest Misconceptions & Hardest Truths About Seed Investing | E1112 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Sep 5, 2026
Opinion
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…”
Cliff Weitzman Sep 5, 2026 ▶ 33:14 How to Build Your Own Data Center & Why Every Startup Should Do It
Sep 5, 2026 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Stebbings sees compensation packages up to $15 million at seed-stage companies
“I will even see fifteen million dollars on the table for comp packages for seed companies today.”
Harry Stebbings Sep 5, 2026 ▶ 34:53 How to Build Your Own Data Center & Why Every Startup Should Do It
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