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Wagner: History shows predictions of lower VC returns have always been wrong
“Yeah, no, and we've heard this before. We've, I mean, this type of statement has been made at multiple times, even just during, you know, the time that I've been in the business and it's been wrong every time.”
Peter Wagner Mar 6, 2024 ▶ 47:32 Peter Wagner: 27 Years of Investing Lessons of Picking Founders, Price Discipline & Reserve | E1123 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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Wagner: Price discipline caused 1990s VCs to miss internet boom
“Back to the late nineties, you know, there were people good venture capitalists that were like, you know what, you know, these valuations are just too high. I'm not investing in these internet companies, you know, it just doesn't make sense. And, you know, the…”
Peter Wagner Mar 6, 2024 ▶ 4:47 Peter Wagner: 27 Years of Investing Lessons of Picking Founders, Price Discipline & Reserve | E1123 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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