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Stebbings: Midas List investors did not do the deals they claim
“I look at the Midas list, and none of the people on that did the deals that they said they did.”
Anna Khan: The VC Gender Gap Is Not a Pipeline Problem
“I think pipeline is a lazy crutch. I think the reality is it's only a pipeline problem if you believe the best VCs have to be technical, which if you look at the Midas list is not the case at all.”
Mignot: Midas List presence is the top predictor of VC returns
“I was chatting with you know, with Iliad, Quantumlight, and he, about it the other day, and they said the number one factor that they noticed was a good predictor of future returns was whether a partner was on the Midas list, a partner, an early stage investor…”
Mignot: Forbes Midas list measures performance from 10 years ago
“My view on the Midas list is, it's a really good list for who was a great investor 10 years ago, and so that, that's kind of how I would describe it, because if you look at a lot of these companies, there were deals that were made, you know, 10 years ago and s…”
Kadavy: Top Midas List Investors Don't Fit Traditional Operator Mold
“And after I went and looked around, I found that many of the best investors out there, you know, if you look at the Midas list, which is one list that's put together that has a lot of extremely talented and successful investors on it, they by no means fit that…”