traditional venture capital

5 statements across 5 episodes · 1 bullish · 3 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Apr 19, 2019 by Dylan Field · across every show →

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Apr 19, 2019

Insight

Traditional VC should fund hard technical challenges to build deep moats

“I mean, I think the more, more traditional venture capital is about putting large sums of money to work on hard technical challenges that create a very large moat.”

Dylan Field Apr 19, 2019 ▶ 9:40 20VC: Figma Founder Dylan Field on The Biggest Mistakes Young Founders Most Often Make, How To Go Slow To Go Fast With Venture Dollars & How The Design Process Will Fundamentally Change Over The Next 5-10 Years

Mar 1, 2022 bearish

Prediction Didn’t hold up

Harry Stebbings predicts traditional VC round ownership will drop to 7.5%

“The days where they could take 15% are gone. It will be a new generation where they take seven and a half percent. Bluntly, alongside people like me and you taking seven and a half percent.”

Harry Stebbings Mar 1, 2022 ▶ 15:34 How I Built a Twitter Audience of 500K+ in 18 Months | Sahil Bloom Full Interview · 20VC with Harry Stebbings

Jun 8, 2022 negative

Opinion

Ian Lee: Traditional VC Centralizes Wealth and Control in Web3 Networks

“The traditional venture capital model was actually centralizing wealth and control and ownership of these networks.”

Ian Lee Jun 8, 2022 ▶ 4:04 Ian Lee: Why DAOs Will Replace Venture Capital; Biggest Threat to Web3 | 20VC #893 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings

Jul 22, 2022 bullish

Assertion Not publicly verifiable

Samani: Crypto venture loss rates are much lower than traditional VC

“No, they're much lower.”

Kyle Samani Jul 22, 2022 ▶ 45:41 Kyle Samani: Why Bitcoin is Not a Hedge Against Inflation | 20VC #909 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings

Jul 31, 2025 negative

Opinion

O'Driscoll: Traditional VC is irrelevant in financing frontier AI development

“To bring it back to your point, it's also why you have to go to sovereign wealth funds because you need them. I mean, we're now so irrelevant in the context of financing this that it's almost laughable, right?”

Rory O'Driscoll Jul 31, 2025 ▶ 1:25:26 Why Apple Needs a Management Overhaul & Why Google is Catching Up with Hyperscalers · 20VC with Harry Stebbings

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