Traction

3 statements across 3 episodes · 0 bullish · 0 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Mar 6, 2020 by Iman Abuzeid · said 1 times in 1 episodes since 2020 · across every show →

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Mar 6, 2020
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Abuzeid: Story and market vision drive VC deals, not traction
“I learned very quickly that traction isn't what gets deals done. What gets deals done is an amazing story with a huge vision, with a huge market that you're pursuing, and a very unique insight about how you're going to achieve it.”
Iman Abuzeid Mar 6, 2020 ▶ 7:57 20VC: Why Most Founders Do Not Structure Their Fundraise Correctly, The Pros Of Having An MBA As A Startup Founder & How To Manage The Psychology Of Being CEO and Overcome Self Doubt with Iman Abuzeid, Founder & CEO @ Incredible Health
Sep 27, 2023
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Lanng Ranks Founder First, Market Second, and Traction Third for Seed Investing
“Founder is first, because if I know who they are and I know what they've done and I invested in quite a bit of the trade shift alumni, right? That's the first, but then today I would say market, and I probably flipped it before and said traction and then marke…”
Christian Lanng Sep 27, 2023 ▶ 1:14:57 Christian Lanng: "How Being a Founder Almost Killed Me" | E1065 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
May 5, 2025
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Bucky Moore: Traction Signals Founders Capable of Overcoming Market Limits
“I've already told you why I think people are more important than everything for one, and I think that some of the biggest mistakes I've made as an investor is when I've ignored traction because I've had reservations about the market. Traction is so hard to man…”
Bucky Moore May 5, 2025 ▶ 59:11 Bucky Moore @ Lightspeed Venture Partners: Why You Cannot Do VC If You Do Not Do Pre-Seed · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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