Tony Conrad
8 statements across 1 episodes · 2 bullish · 3 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Jun 14, 2017 by Tony Conrad · said 17 times in 7 episodes since 2015 · across every show →
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2022 2 mentions in 1 episode
2020 1 mention in 1 episode
2019 1 mention in 1 episode
2017 11 mentions in 2 episodes 6 per episode
- 20VC: Why Investors Have The Biggest Problem with Bias, Why Our Job Is To Maximise Risk & Why It Is Essential To Get Good at Losing with True Ventures Founder, Jon Callaghan
- 20VC: Kevin Rose on Putting The Entire Fund Into Uber, The Future For Mobile & Whether Angels Should Have Super Pro-Rata Rights?
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Jun 14, 2017
Jun 14, 2017 bullish
Jun 14, 2017 negative
Party rounds leave founders without a dedicated lead investor
“When you have a two million dollar round and you've got four people at a half million dollars, you really don't have an anchor and you don't really have somebody who's putting a stake in the ground saying, Hey, you know what? I'm going to be there for you and …”
Jun 14, 2017
Jun 14, 2017 negative
Chasing high valuations is highly detrimental to young founders
“Go get a high valuation. I think it's one of the most detrimental things that happens for these young entrepreneurs. They think it's a game. And the answer is not about just because you can get away with it. You know, you should go get a high valuation. You sh…”
Jun 14, 2017 bullish
Jun 14, 2017 negative
Tony Conrad disagrees with Peter Fenton on founder unease
“No, not at all. In fact you know, that might work for Peter, and I think each investor, as I've learned even within our firm, has a different approach, and it's really important that you empower somebody to kind of adhere to their kind of instincts, if you wan…”