Jonathan Abrams

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

20VC Opinion

Abrams: Machine Learning Software Fails At News Curation Compared To Social

“Not with machine learning software that doesn't really work, but really Harnessing the power of social to help people find the right stuff.”

Jonathan Abrams Apr 15, 2016 ▶ 26:25 20VC: From Netscape To Friendster To Nuzzel: Jonathan Abrams on A Silicon Valley Adventure

20VC Disclosure

Abrams: Higher-priced angel investments performed better than cheaper deals

“In my case, the angel investments that I've made that were a little high in price have been ones that I was glad that I've made. And when I see ones that are sort of below market or really on the cheaper side, usually they're not the deals I want to do.”

Jonathan Abrams Aug 25, 2017 ▶ 10:16 20VC: Nuzzel's Jonathan Abrams on Why The Top VCs Do Not Have A PlayBook For Startup Success, Why Most Boards Are Not Successful & Why He Is Bored Of Hearing "I Fell Into VC"

20VC Opinion

Abrams: Netscape Missed Webmail And Messaging Due To Lack Of Focus

“Netscape had a lot of opportunities it didn't actually successfully achieve, because if you think about so many of the things that came after, you think, why didn't, you know, why wasn't Netscape the company that did web mail and instant messaging and just so …”

Jonathan Abrams Apr 15, 2016 ▶ 4:27 20VC: From Netscape To Friendster To Nuzzel: Jonathan Abrams on A Silicon Valley Adventure

20VC Insight

Abrams: Startups Lower Their Odds Of Success By Tackling Multiple Priorities

“If you're working on, on something at a startup, the likelihood of being successful is so low. And if you're working on three things instead of one, Then it's even worse.”

Jonathan Abrams Apr 15, 2016 ▶ 5:06 20VC: From Netscape To Friendster To Nuzzel: Jonathan Abrams on A Silicon Valley Adventure

20VC Insight

Abrams: Daily Retention Is A Far Better Signal Than User Opinions

“Asking people what they think is a lot less useful than seeing what they're actually doing, and if they're coming back and using it every day, I think that's a really strong sign”

Jonathan Abrams Apr 15, 2016 ▶ 7:33 20VC: From Netscape To Friendster To Nuzzel: Jonathan Abrams on A Silicon Valley Adventure

20VC Insight

Abrams: Mobile App Store Distribution Alone Makes User Growth Significantly Harder

“I think just being an iOS app, you know, or iOS and Android app alone, it's harder to grow. There's been some exceptions, but it's tough.”

Jonathan Abrams Apr 15, 2016 ▶ 10:20 20VC: From Netscape To Friendster To Nuzzel: Jonathan Abrams on A Silicon Valley Adventure

20VC Disclosure

Abrams: Nuzzel Fundraises Specifically From Investors Who Actively Use The Product

“In terms of the fundraising strategy for Nuzzle, we've consistently gone after investors who are using our product a lot”

Jonathan Abrams Apr 15, 2016 ▶ 7:40 20VC: From Netscape To Friendster To Nuzzel: Jonathan Abrams on A Silicon Valley Adventure

20VC Opinion

Abrams: Social Bookmarking Startup Hotlinks Was Launched Too Early

“Hotlinks was sort of a social bookmarking company way too early, trying to help people share cool links with each other.”

Jonathan Abrams Apr 15, 2016 ▶ 3:15 20VC: From Netscape To Friendster To Nuzzel: Jonathan Abrams on A Silicon Valley Adventure

20VC Assertion Supported

Abrams: News Curation App Nuzzel Operates With A Six-Person Team

“Nuzzle is actually a six-person company. We are very lean.”

Jonathan Abrams Apr 15, 2016 ▶ 25:02 20VC: From Netscape To Friendster To Nuzzel: Jonathan Abrams on A Silicon Valley Adventure

The other half of the tape: Jonathan Abrams's own voice is left out of every number here. Other people bring the name up 16 times in 10 episodes across the shows. every mention, with the transcript →

Who brings them up most Harry Stebbings 14Matt Ocko 1Beezer Clarkson 1

Every mention by year

One line per show, most statements first. The link opens Jonathan'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, 8-Bit Capital	2	33	83% 5/6	full record on 20VC →