VC money

3 statements across 3 episodes · 0 bullish · 3 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Jul 28, 2017 by Nathan Wenzel · across every show →

Everything said about VC money, oldest first

Jul 28, 2017 negative
Opinion
Relying on Continuous VC Funding Availability Is Dangerous for Startups
“VC money is just always around the corner, and if you need more money, you just go and ask for it. It's a dangerous assumption to make, and we've already seen companies that have raised tens of millions of dollars just disappear overnight because they thought …”
Nathan Wenzel Jul 28, 2017 ▶ 10:13 20VC: Construct Your Fundraising Process To Get 3 Term Sheets in 36 Hours, Why Slow and Steady Can Be Best For Startups & Why All Startups Must Know Their Zero Cash Day with Nathan Wenzel, Founder & CEO @ SimpleLegal
Oct 11, 2024 bearish
Prediction Open · timeframe Oct 2029
McCabe: Most VC AI investments will underperform the S&P 500
“Most VC money is going to support a lot of excitement around AI and actually not do better than the S&P 500.”
Eoghan McCabe Oct 11, 2024 ▶ 8:10 Eoghan McCabe, CEO @Intercom: Freedom of Speech, Censorship and Government Control | E1213 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Jan 27, 2025 negative
What-if
Lime Would Not Lead Micromobility if Unvetted VC Funding Had Continued
“If the funding continued to flow without real assessment of whether or not a company is doing a good job or bad job, I think Lime would not be the global leader right now because it would allow our kind of worst managed competitors to continue to scale and gro…”
Wayne Ting Jan 27, 2025 ▶ 40:52 Wayne Ting, CEO @Lime: From Losing $3 on Every $1 to $90M in EBITDA | E1252 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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