solo GP

also referred to as: solo gps

4 statements across 4 episodes · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Aug 17, 2020 by Apurva Mehta · across every show →

Everything said about solo GP, oldest first

Aug 17, 2020
Insight
Multi-stage VC bureaucracy makes their decision-making slower than solo GPs
“Look, I can help you build this, and it's not to say that brand name firms can't do that, but there's more bureaucracy, and there's more red tape for a multi-stage firm, for instance, to be able to make a decision as quick as a solo GP.”
Apurva Mehta Aug 17, 2020 ▶ 11:09 20VC: Why Entrepreneurs Care Less About Firm Brand at Seed, How LPs Should Think About GP Commit & How The World of LPs and Fundraising Will Change Post COVID with Apurva Mehta, Managing Partner @ Summit Peak Investments
Nov 30, 2022 negative
What-if
Lemkin: Would have built legendary funds with a co-founding partner
“I would have been a much better investor with a partner than as a solo GP. I'll say it with a hundred percent certainty, a hundred percent. Sorry. I would have been better. I'm going to do fine. Don't get me wrong. No, no, I will do well, but I could have had …”
Jason Lemkin Nov 30, 2022 ▶ 50:01 Jason Lemkin: Cold Email Tips; Why Only 15% of Founders Listen to their VCs | 20VC #954 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
May 22, 2023 positive
Insight
Wittenborn: Solo GP model fits early-stage VC better than consensus partnerships
“I think solo GP is, For the right person, a very good fit for the early stage. And I think most consensus driven models at the early stage, unless it's a very aware and mindful partnership that really supports each other and, you know, can all see the complexi…”
Nico Wittenborn May 22, 2023 ▶ 51:00 Nico Wittenborn: Consumer Subscription Apps; Using Evolutionary Biology to Invest; Solo GP's | E1017 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Jan 20, 2025 positive
Opinion
Kanji: VC partnerships outperform solo GPs due to error-correction mechanisms
“I think partnerships are way better Than solo GPs, because you get this error correction mechanism from other smart people.”
Hussein Kanji Jan 20, 2025 ▶ 44:33 Hussein Kanji, Founder @Hoxton Ventures: Why AI Means London Can Compete with the US | E1248 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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