venture companies

3 statements across 3 episodes · 0 bullish · 2 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement May 24, 2023 by Guy Podjarny · across every show →

Everything said about venture companies, oldest first

May 24, 2023 negative
Opinion
Podjarny: Venture capital firms lack tech and operate like law firms
“Venture companies would never invest in venture companies. There's nothing scalable, there's no tech, there's no there's no real kind of you know, scalable assets in venture today. I think it's like a lot of most of it is Is like law firm style, you know you k…”
Guy Podjarny May 24, 2023 ▶ 1:14:53 Guy Podjarney: $7.4B Startup Founder; How to Analyse Market Size; Good vs Great Messaging | E1018 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Jan 10, 2024
Insight
Ball: Boring products that solve real problems build the biggest venture businesses
“Cool is the enemy of reality, right? There are a lot of products in venture companies that seem cool, but like at the end of the day, you need some, you need to solve a real tangible problem for someone. There's someone on the other end of the buying decision …”
Jamin Ball Jan 10, 2024 ▶ 1:05:36 Ed Sim & Jamin Ball: Did Figma Kill M&A Markets & 3 Requirements to IPO in 2024 | E1101 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Feb 23, 2026 negative
Insight
Swisher: Capital scarcity breeds better early-stage startups than overfunding
“Sometimes I think when growth funds in particular chase venture companies, right? We've talked about that delineation point. That's where I think it can get quite dangerous. It can make companies complacent. It can make companies spend too much on things that …”
Lucas Swisher Feb 23, 2026 ▶ 42:36 Insights from Coatue's Growth Investor Lucas Swisher · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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