Benchmark
also referred to as: benchmark capital
4 statements across 4 episodes · 0 bullish · 1 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Jul 15, 2017 by Jeff Jordan · said 18 times in 13 episodes since 2017 · across every show →
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brought up most by Marc Andreessen (6), Jeff Jordan (4), Ben Horowitz (3), Spencer Rascoff (1), Martin Casado (1), Erik Torenberg (1), Alex Rampell (1)
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2025 9 mentions in 5 episodes 2 per episode
- How Andreessen Horowitz Disrupted VC & What’s Coming Next
- Adam Neumann: This is How You Build Iconic Companies
- Is Non-Consensus Investing Overrated?
- Ben Horowitz Shares the a16z Origin Story & Plans for the Future
- Marc Andreessen Reveals His Biggest Wins and Mistakes at a16z
- every mention in 2025, scene by scene →
2019 7 mentions in 7 episodes 1 per episode
- 3 Ways Startups Are Coming for Established Fintech Companies -- And What To Do About It
- a16z Podcast | From Teaching Leadership to Being a Leader
- a16z Podcast | Getting Network Effects
- a16z Podcast | Startups and Pendulum Swings Through Ideas, Time, Fame, and Money
- a16z Podcast | How to Lead, Not Manage Your Board
- a16z Podcast | The Marketplace Rules
- a16z Podcast | Ben and Marc Explain (Practically) Everything – Part 1
- every mention in 2019, scene by scene →
2017 2 mentions in 1 episode
Everything said about Benchmark, oldest first
Jul 15, 2017
Jan 2, 2019
Jordan: Benchmark's Bob Kagle invested in eBay after finding duck decoys
“And it turns out the venture guy who made the investment at eBay was Bob Cagle at Benchmark Capital. Bob, who happened to come from Michigan, and there's a craftsman in Michigan who does really beautiful, and I'll remember the name, decoy ducks for hunting. It…”
Mar 9, 2019
Rampell: Slow corporate decision-making guarantees adverse selection in venture deals
“If you take nine weeks to make a decision and like, you know, we'll decide within a day or Sequoia or Benchmark or some other great venture capital firm, we'll decide within a day, like you're not going to get good deals if you take nine weeks.”
Sep 9, 2026 negative
Chi: Bundling model evaluation with data consulting produces pay-to-win benchmarks
“If you look at auditing as an industry, you end up with issues like Enron, where if you have the same group who's responsible for doing the audit, as well as also consulting and supporting the company, you have a mixed incentive structure, and then it just bec…”