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Lieberman: VC industry's 50% returns are ridiculous, unsustainable, and will mean revert
“50% returns I read this weekend across the industry. Like, as an industry, that's ridiculous. Massively unsustainable. We're not all that smart. We're not all that good, including myself. It's not possible. So there's clearly something going on, and there'll b…”
Jeff Lieberman Mar 28, 2022 ▶ 10:27 20VC: Lessons Scaling Insight Partners to a $20BN Latest Fund, The Two Biggest Learnings on Price, How to Manage and Train Young People in Venture, Why Business Classrooms Do Not Work and How to Assess the Two Commodities in Life; Money and Time with Jeff
Assertion Supported
Lieberman: Insight Partners analysts have full control over senior partners' calendars
“When an analyst joins Insight, they basically have full cart, blanche control of senior partners' calendars, and what I mean by that is if an analyst walks into my office and says, Jeff, I got this really cool company. I want you to talk to them tomorrow. I ta…”
Jeff Lieberman Mar 28, 2022 ▶ 20:49 20VC: Lessons Scaling Insight Partners to a $20BN Latest Fund, The Two Biggest Learnings on Price, How to Manage and Train Young People in Venture, Why Business Classrooms Do Not Work and How to Assess the Two Commodities in Life; Money and Time with Jeff
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Lieberman: Insight Partners culture avoids celebrating wins or dwelling on losses
“This is not a culture where we celebrate victories. We don't wallow in the loss either, but we're not sitting here celebrating the victories, and it's all about how do we get up and do it again?”
Jeff Lieberman Mar 28, 2022 ▶ 32:33 20VC: Lessons Scaling Insight Partners to a $20BN Latest Fund, The Two Biggest Learnings on Price, How to Manage and Train Young People in Venture, Why Business Classrooms Do Not Work and How to Assess the Two Commodities in Life; Money and Time with Jeff
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