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Assertion Supported

Levine: Sequoia's seed deals in Airbnb and Dropbox are history's best

“Two of the best deals of all time were seeds by Sequoia. I think an initial almost 600,000 dollar investment in Airbnb and a million dollar investment in Dropbox to get very large ownership positions.”

Daniel Levine Nov 12, 2020 ▶ 29:27 20VC: Accel's Dan Levine on The Current State of Seed & Series A, The Rise of Pre-Emptive Rounds, Solo Capitalists and Multi-Stage Funds Entering Seed & Market, People and Product; What To Prioritise?

Prediction Held up

Levine: Solo Capitalists Will Persist as a Long-Term VC Model

“I think the sole capitalists are here, and I think many of them will continue to be a thing for a long period of time, and it might become a new mode in our industry, a bimodal or trimodal situation”

Daniel Levine Nov 12, 2020 ▶ 26:13 20VC: Accel's Dan Levine on The Current State of Seed & Series A, The Rise of Pre-Emptive Rounds, Solo Capitalists and Multi-Stage Funds Entering Seed & Market, People and Product; What To Prioritise?

Assertion Supported

Levine: Y Combinator provided $17,000 in summer batch funding for Chartio

“Back then, YC gave us 17,000 dollars for the summer, and I had no savings, so I was broke.”

Daniel Levine Nov 12, 2020 ▶ 3:56 20VC: Accel's Dan Levine on The Current State of Seed & Series A, The Rise of Pre-Emptive Rounds, Solo Capitalists and Multi-Stage Funds Entering Seed & Market, People and Product; What To Prioritise?

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