venture investment

also referred to as: venture investments

6 statements across 6 episodes · 2 bullish · 2 bearish · 6 people on the record · first statement May 10, 2017 by Josh Wolfe · across every show →

Everything said about venture investment, oldest first

May 10, 2017 positive
Insight
Josh Wolfe: Best VC returns come from novel technology in new markets
“Some of the greatest inventions, some of the greatest technology, some of the greatest companies, and some of the greatest venture investments came when you had that combination of a novel technology into a new market.”
Josh Wolfe May 10, 2017 ▶ 9:26 20VC: The 3 Forms Of Edge A Founder Can Have, Lessons From Being on A Board With Bill Gates & Why There Are A Lot Of Tourist VCs Who Are Going To Lose A Lot Of Money, with Josh Wolfe, Co-Founder @ Lux Capital
Feb 11, 2022 neutral
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Levie: High early-stage valuations will yield spectacular failures and big winners
“There will be a lot of bets that will not work in that model. Because again, back to category, you know, one, there are lots of challenges companies run into. So we will see spectacular failures in this approach, but ultimately they might get paid for by the s…”
Aaron Levie Feb 11, 2022 ▶ 22:15 20VC: Box's Aaron Levie on Why Founders Cannot Hedge Their Bets, The 2 Categories of Wrong Decision and How To Avoid Them & The Biggest Dangers of Being Over-Funded as a Startup
Feb 13, 2023 negative
Opinion
Loverro: Every VC firm should have marked down portfolios recently
“Everybody should have done some sort of markdown in the past 12 months for their venture investments.”
Tom Loverro Feb 13, 2023 ▶ 19:06 Tom Loverro: The Ultimate Startup Survival Guide for 2023 | 20VC #977 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
May 9, 2023 negative
Opinion
Paik: Most direct-to-consumer brands are not suitable venture investments
“I would say the vast majority of direct-to-consumer brands, not suitable venture investments.”
Chris Paik May 9, 2023 ▶ 1:04:54 Chris Paik: How I Raised $400M; Substack's Broken Business Model; Music on TikTok vs IG | E1011 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Jan 17, 2024 neutral
Assertion Partly supported
Roughly $100 billion in venture capital recently entered defense tech
“We've had roughly a hundred billion dollars of venture investment enter defense tech recently, last couple of years.”
Shyam Sankar Jan 17, 2024 ▶ 29:44 Shyam Sankar: The Broken Incentive Structure of How Governments Buy Defence | E1104 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
May 29, 2024 bullish
Opinion
Schroepfer: Clean tech requires a 1,000x increase in venture capital
“We need thousand X venture investment. We need a thousand X to startups. We need more people switching from other careers into clean tech.”
Mike Schroepfer May 29, 2024 ▶ 56:32 Mike Schroepfer: Former Meta CTO on "Why The Best Leaders are Like Music Conductors" | E1158 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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