fund

also referred to as: funds

3 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 2 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jan 2, 2019 by Marc Andreessen · across every show →

Everything said about fund, oldest first

Jan 2, 2019 negative
Opinion
Andreessen: Institutional funds are inherently more conservative than retail investors
“Funds are inherently more conservative than individuals because funds have, you know, they feel like they have a responsibility to be sober, and so they're not that excited about the next hot IPO.”
Marc Andreessen Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 9:48 a16z Podcast | Startups and Pendulum Swings Through Ideas, Time, Fame, and Money
Jan 2, 2019
Assertion Supported
Andreessen: Retail ownership of tech stocks plummeted after 2000
“If you just look at the statistics on this, the percentage of ownership of tech stocks by individuals has dropped like a rock since 2000. It's basically now all funds”
Marc Andreessen Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 9:40 a16z Podcast | Startups and Pendulum Swings Through Ideas, Time, Fame, and Money
May 5, 2026 negative
Insight
Most venture funds focus on maximizing carry, not building durable firms
“Most people run funds, very few people in my definition build firms. And the objective function of a fund is how do I generate The most carry with the fewest people in the shortest amount of time possible.”
David Haber May 5, 2026 ▶ 44:55 Building Blackstone, Backing Costco, and Working with Munger | Tony James on The a16z Show
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