Shu Nyatta
8 statements across 1 episodes · 2 bullish · 3 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jul 31, 2023 by Shu Nyatta · across every show →
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Jul 31, 2023
Nyatta: Caring and Skin in the Game Drive Founder Success
“I disagree with that. I think caring matters, and the more you care, the more it matters. Second time founders can be successful if they don't need the money, but first time founders can be successful if we really need the money. I don't think there's a clean …”
Jul 31, 2023 negative
Nyatta: Exploding Term Sheets Are Nonsense and Deal Speed Is Overvalued
“I think we've fetishized moving quickly, and it's just not that valuable especially at the growth stage, but I think even at the early stage, the whole idea that I have an exploding term sheet that's going to expire this Friday, first of all, is nonsense. Term…”
Jul 31, 2023 positive
Nyatta: Smaller, Selective Fund Sizes Work Better in Latin America
“The smaller, selective, more personal touch trying to change a company's trajectory one at a time Is a better approach for a region that still doesn't have the full ecosystem maturity. So that's the most fundamental thing I've changed. I think slightly smaller…”
Jul 31, 2023
Claure: I Am a Good Operator, Not a Good Investor
“I don't think I'm a good investor. I think I can spot good businesses, I can spot good entrepreneurs, but there is a master to invest in, and what I can do is I can bring opportunities, and I can then pass them up to Shu, and Shu often analyzes them a lot bett…”
Jul 31, 2023 negative
Nyatta: SoftBank Evaluated OpenAI Around 2017 but Passed on Investing
“So when we were at SoftBank in 2017, I think thereabouts, MASA, correctly, was all over AI, and the team was small enough that we were all focused on the topic and looking around at what was interesting and being built in the world of AI, and we came across Op…”
Jul 31, 2023
Jul 31, 2023 bearish
Nyatta: Indexing and Trend-Chasing in VC and AI Will Fail
“Passive beta capture, you know, this whole idea that you just buy an index of tech, and you sit aside and let it perform, I think that's gone. I think you have to be a stock picker, and so people that are just trying to place a range of bets, I don't think tha…”