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startup runway

3 statements across 3 episodes · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement May 8, 2018 by Andy McLoughlin · across every show →

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May 8, 2018 positive
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Startups should target 24 months of runway instead of 18
“Yeah, I mean, I think 24 is probably the right number. The issue with 18 months worth of runway is that by the time you close the funding ground, you get started, you might have 1011, 12 months before you need to think about fundraising again.”
Andy McLoughlin May 8, 2018 ▶ 19:15 20VC: Andy McLoughlin on The Benefits of Backing Unsexy Businesses with Non-Obvious Founders, How To Distinguish Between A Good Bridge Round and A Bridge To Nowhere & Whether VCs Really Do Add Value?
Apr 1, 2019 positive
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Tan: 24 months of runway is optimal for seed-stage startups
“We don't need 48 months of runway here. We don't really even sometimes need 36 months. 24 feels really good to us. It gives the company the right kind of cushion to be able to take risks and achieve the next round”
Garry Tan Apr 1, 2019 ▶ 21:30 20VC: Initialized's Garry Tan on The Most Important Thing A Seed Investor Can Do For Founders, How Ownership Requirements Change With Evolution of Funds & Why There Is Not Too Much Capital Chasing Too Few Deals
Sep 6, 2023 negative
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Basu Trivedi: Startup runway is meaningless without product-market fit or exit
“The runway doesn't matter unless it leads to a takeoff or a landing. Ideally a takeoff in startup land.”
Nikhil Basu Trivedi Sep 6, 2023 ▶ 16:28 Nikhil Basu Trivedi: Why 99% of AI Investments Will Go Bust | E1057 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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