venture round

also referred to as: venture rounds

3 statements across 3 episodes · 0 bullish · 2 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Dec 2, 2019 by David Tisch · across every show →

Everything said about venture round, oldest first

Dec 2, 2019 negative
Insight
Tisch: Fast venture rounds prevent proper founder-VC diligence
“In this current market that we're in, this speed that rounds are happening, it is very hard to get to know people on either side. For us as an investor to get to know a founder very well, and as a founder to get to know an investor.”
David Tisch Dec 2, 2019 ▶ 15:18 20VC: BoxGroup's David Tisch on Whether Concentrated Investing At Seed Works, Do Founders Really Want Direct Feedback and Is It Good For Them & Why Consumer Social Is Interesting Again
Dec 21, 2020
Insight
Participating in venture rounds is positive-sum, but leading is zero-sum
“When you participate, you're playing a positive sum game. When you lead, you're playing a zero sum game.”
Avlok Kohli Dec 21, 2020 ▶ 29:53 20VC: Why the Theory of Pro-Rata is Often False, How Rolling Funds Impact Both Pricing and Competition & The Biggest Lessons from Working with Jack Dorsey with Avlok Kohli, CEO @ AngelList Venture
Sep 11, 2025 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Lemkin: VCs Are No Longer Attempting Due Diligence
“Venture rounds are all getting done on Saturdays. Forget about no diligence being done two years ago. Now diligence isn't even being attempted.”
Jason Lemkin Sep 11, 2025 ▶ 0:35 OpenAI’s $10BN Secondary Sale, Ramp Hits $1BN ARR & Brex Hits $700M · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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