Clark Landry

Everything Clark Landry said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.

20VC Opinion

Experiencing startup failure is not necessary for entrepreneurial success

“I, I'd say having to fail is not necessarily something that, that is a good thing necessarily.”

Clark Landry Feb 18, 2015 ▶ 17:47 20 VC 012: Angel Investing, Accelerators and AdTech with Clark Landry

20VC Assertion Not checkable as stated

Modern ad arbitrage requires Wall Street-style black-box trading systems

“I mean, at this point, you know, if you want to try and do internet arbitrage you know, most of the most successful guys are using, I mean, Borderline Wall Street style, like, black box trading systems. Back then, you could literally go on a commission junctio…”

Clark Landry Feb 18, 2015 ▶ 2:27 20 VC 012: Angel Investing, Accelerators and AdTech with Clark Landry

20VC Insight

Startup exits feel more like relief than pure celebration

“I think before you do a startup, you always envision that there's this moment where, you know, everyone is jumping up and down and celebrating, and at least in my experience, it's been, you know, it's obviously very exciting to be involved in a company that ge…”

Clark Landry Feb 18, 2015 ▶ 7:16 20 VC 012: Angel Investing, Accelerators and AdTech with Clark Landry

20VC Insight

Investors should offer active support to struggling portfolio companies

“Even if you might be upset about, you know, maybe one of the companies you invested in, you know, had a bad quarter, a bad half, or a bad year and, you know, it doesn't make it any less concerning, but, you know, I've found myself just trying to get more in th…”

Clark Landry Feb 18, 2015 ▶ 11:36 20 VC 012: Angel Investing, Accelerators and AdTech with Clark Landry

20VC Insight

Founding team quality matters more than the product for early-stage investments

“That's the most important thing for me is just the founding team over product.”

Clark Landry Feb 18, 2015 ▶ 13:03 20 VC 012: Angel Investing, Accelerators and AdTech with Clark Landry

20VC Disclosure

Clark Landry prefers investing in multi-founder startups over solo founders

“I mean, I much prefer deals where there are multiple founders .”

Clark Landry Feb 18, 2015 ▶ 14:25 20 VC 012: Angel Investing, Accelerators and AdTech with Clark Landry

20VC Opinion

Launchpad, Amplify, and Mucker are the top tech accelerators in Los Angeles

“The Launchpad's great. I like Amplify a lot. Mucker is great. Making sure I don't leave any out from before I get yelled at. I think those three are some of the top ones in town.”

Clark Landry Feb 18, 2015 ▶ 21:49 20 VC 012: Angel Investing, Accelerators and AdTech with Clark Landry

20VC Insight

Founders with empathy for investors make delivering returns their top priority

“So I'd say as an entrepreneur, you have a lot more empathy for your investors, and you really get to the point where you want to You know, do well by them, and that, that becomes a very, very high priority, if not your top priority.”

Clark Landry Feb 18, 2015 ▶ 10:03 20 VC 012: Angel Investing, Accelerators and AdTech with Clark Landry

The other half of the tape: Clark Landry's own voice is left out of every number here. Other people bring the name up 16 times in 5 episodes across the shows. every mention, with the transcript →

Who brings them up most Harry Stebbings 10James Borow 3Arielle Zuckerberg 3

Every mention by year

One line per show, most statements first. The link opens Clark's full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.

Show	Role there	Eps	Statements	Record
20VCLEDGER	General Partner, Hawke Ventures	1	8	—	full record on 20VC →