Danny Shader

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

a16z Disclosure

Shader: I actively attempt to lower investor valuation offers

“When people have proposed things that are sort of too high, I've tried to signal bringing them down, which is a delicate Balance.”

Danny Shader Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 8:22 a16z Podcast | Raising Money and Valuing Startups -- What Happens When Things Don't Go As Planned?

a16z Opinion

Shader: Structured high valuations harm employee common equity long term

“And it seems like that has really negative implications for the new common shareholder employee who joins, which, you know, I'm old fashioned, but that seems like that's not necessarily an interest of the company long term.”

Danny Shader Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 1:52 a16z Podcast | Raising Money and Valuing Startups -- What Happens When Things Don't Go As Planned?

a16z Prediction Not checkable as stated

Shader: Overvalued payments startups risk crashing the broader market

“My biggest fear just as an entrepreneur trying to run things rationally is that some of those guys are going to crash and burn and drag the entire rational segment of the market down with them.”

Danny Shader Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 7:12 a16z Podcast | Raising Money and Valuing Startups -- What Happens When Things Don't Go As Planned?

a16z Disclosure

Shader: PayNearMe intentionally located away from transit to screen candidates

“To the extent that we even do things like we don't have an office near a train station, right? Intentionally, like we're sort of self screening for that.”

Danny Shader Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 17:30 a16z Podcast | Raising Money and Valuing Startups -- What Happens When Things Don't Go As Planned?

a16z Prediction Not checkable as stated

Danny Shader: Tech market boom will end badly for overconfident workers

“I think this party ends and it will have an ugly end and I'll, and there will be people who have an expectation for what their lifestyle will be and have dialed in a bunch of very important life decisions to that who are going to not be happy with what happens…”

Danny Shader Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 22:51 a16z Podcast | Raising Money and Valuing Startups -- What Happens When Things Don't Go As Planned?

a16z Insight

Shader: Overreaching for valuation creates severe risks unless future rounds guaranteed

“I don't know that stretching for evaluation is a great idea. Unless you have incredible certainty on your deal. And you know, absolutely know that there's going to be another round behind it at a higher valuation, either because you're pressing about the overa…”

Danny Shader Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 2:55 a16z Podcast | Raising Money and Valuing Startups -- What Happens When Things Don't Go As Planned?

a16z Insight

Danny Shader: Over-promising during fundraising breaks trust during crisis

“Nothing will set up that relationship to be bad during bad times as if you over-promised when you were raising money and then disappoint, because now you've broken this bond of trust you need when you're, you know, weathering the inevitable storms that are goi…”

Danny Shader Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 10:23 a16z Podcast | Raising Money and Valuing Startups -- What Happens When Things Don't Go As Planned?

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

Show	Role there	Eps	Statements	Record
a16zLEDGER	Founder and CEO, PayNearMe	1	7	—	full record on the a16z Podcast →