Kingmaking
topic on 1 show · 2 statements across 2 episodes
2 statements about Kingmaking, every show
Swisher: Kingmaking in venture capital is not real
“I don't think the king, the kingmaking concept is a real thing. I think companies some companies attract more capital early. Some companies slingshot from behind, right? Having had somewhat less capital.”
Cahn: Venture capital firms cannot 'king-make' startups with capital alone
“I don't believe in King making and that's maybe a controversial thing to say. I think one of the lessons, you know, you'd think like, oh, Sequoia should be able to King make companies and like, that's so great. And that would be, by the way, if that was true, …”