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venture returns

also referred to as: venture return

5 statements across 5 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Jun 24, 2019 by Bill Gurley · across every show →

Everything said about venture returns, oldest first

Jun 24, 2019
Assertion Partly supported
Gurley: Most Multi-Decade VC Returns Accrue at Cycle Ends
“The vast majority of the average returns over a multi-decade window are right at the end of the cycle.”
Bill Gurley Jun 24, 2019 ▶ 8:40 20VC: Benchmark's Bill Gurley on 5 Traits Benchmark Look For When Adding To The Partnership, Why The Abundance of Capital Is Today's Biggest Challenge in VC & The Right Way To Think About Market Size When Assessing Opportunities
Aug 17, 2020 bullish
Insight
Early-stage investing offers the highest probability of generating venture-scale returns
“So we think that the ability to generate venture returns, quote unquote, you have the greatest chance at the early stage.”
Apurva Mehta Aug 17, 2020 ▶ 9:33 20VC: Why Entrepreneurs Care Less About Firm Brand at Seed, How LPs Should Think About GP Commit & How The World of LPs and Fundraising Will Change Post COVID with Apurva Mehta, Managing Partner @ Summit Peak Investments
Aug 11, 2023 neutral
Insight
Frank Rotman: Non-Unlimited TAM Startups Must Achieve Low-Scale Profitability
“Companies need to learn to make money at low levels of scale, right? Either you're in an unlimited TAM market where you can justify putting capital into the business and continuing to pour capital into the business. I think some SaaS companies Like, the TAMs a…”
Frank Rotman Aug 11, 2023 ▶ 15:34 DEBATE: State of Seed Investing w/ Jason Lemkin, Sam Lessin, Frank Rotman & Harry Stebbings | E1047 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Oct 18, 2023
Insight
Clarkson: LPs must commit consistently because venture markets cannot be timed
“There is a very long history of looking at venture returns, which says if you're not in the market, you just don't know how to call the exit, so you have to be consistent about committing.”
Beezer Clarkson Oct 18, 2023 ▶ 10:21 Beezer Clarkson: Are LPs Open for Business & Why Do LP Incentive Mechanisms Need to Change? | E1073 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Oct 23, 2025 bearish
Assertion Supported
O'Driscoll: Venture returns over last 5 years massively trailed public markets
“The truth is the venture return over the last five years has been massively lower than the public market returns.”
Rory O'Driscoll Oct 23, 2025 ▶ 1:06:39 Why VC Today is Worse than 2021 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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