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Cyan Banister: HQ Trivia failed entirely because of co-founder conflicts
“So that company failed entirely because of founder conflicts.”
Cyan Banister Oct 19, 2020 ▶ 27:08 20VC: Cyan Banister on Her Relationship To Money, Risk, Her Investment Decision-Making Process, Why We Will See A Reckoning in the Early Stage Market, Her Biggest Takeaways from HQ Trivia & The Future of Silicon Valley
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Liew: Pessimism around consumer tech investing is unwarranted
“I actually say that the evidence suggests that there's actually a lot of breakthroughs happening on the consumer side. You know, HQ Trivia is having a moment right now. TBH, Saraja, Marco Polo, Musical.ly, as we mentioned, Cheddar, Prisma, Pokemon Go, all on t…”
Jeremy Liew Feb 19, 2018 ▶ 6:09 20VC: Lightspeed's Jeremy Liew on Being The First Investor in Snapchat, Why The Pessimism Around Consumer Is Wrong & Why Silicon Valley Is An Isolated Bubble and What Can Be Done To Change This
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Cyan Banister: Nearly every venture firm issued an HQ Trivia term sheet
“So that was one of the most competitive deals that was out there. I think there wasn't a single firm that didn't issue a term sheet.”
Cyan Banister Oct 19, 2020 ▶ 24:54 20VC: Cyan Banister on Her Relationship To Money, Risk, Her Investment Decision-Making Process, Why We Will See A Reckoning in the Early Stage Market, Her Biggest Takeaways from HQ Trivia & The Future of Silicon Valley
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