Judith Elsea

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

20VC Insight

Founder sentiment is the leading indicator of a VC's potency

“So we find that founders and entrepreneurs are leading opinions are the leading indicators of the relevancy and potency of a VC Find that many LPs opinion of a VC's brand is actually a lagging indicator. The most powerful form of social proof for us is the opi…”

Judith Elsea Sep 26, 2016 ▶ 9:44 20VC: The 3 Things LPs Want To See From VCs & Why The Table Stakes For VCs Is Higher Than Ever with Judith Elsea, Co-Founder @ Weathergage Capital

20VC Disclosure

Weathergage drops VC funds primarily when they lose relevancy with founders

“For us, when we decide to stop backing a VC firm, It's usually based on the loss of relevancy with founders, and we ask ourselves every time, how does this particular team find and win deals versus their top competitors?”

Judith Elsea Sep 26, 2016 ▶ 18:04 20VC: The 3 Things LPs Want To See From VCs & Why The Table Stakes For VCs Is Higher Than Ever with Judith Elsea, Co-Founder @ Weathergage Capital

20VC Disclosure

Lack of differentiation is the main reason Weathergage rejects VC funds

“Most of the time, it's undifferentiation. We see managers who, you know, have spent some time in the field, and they have a credible record, but it's not an exemplary record after, you know, having done it for a while.”

Judith Elsea Sep 26, 2016 ▶ 16:19 20VC: The 3 Things LPs Want To See From VCs & Why The Table Stakes For VCs Is Higher Than Ever with Judith Elsea, Co-Founder @ Weathergage Capital

20VC Insight

Many LPs are uncomfortable giving direct feedback to VC fund managers

“Many LPs are not comfortable giving feedback to GPs, and so fund managers may not have a clue how they're being perceived or why they're not a fit with a, you know, institutional manager's portfolio.”

Judith Elsea Sep 26, 2016 ▶ 23:20 20VC: The 3 Things LPs Want To See From VCs & Why The Table Stakes For VCs Is Higher Than Ever with Judith Elsea, Co-Founder @ Weathergage Capital

20VC Assertion Partly supported

Every partner at Felicis Ventures has at least one billion-dollar exit

“Now, each one of the Felicis partners has at least one billion dollar exit under his or her belt.”

Judith Elsea Sep 26, 2016 ▶ 28:39 20VC: The 3 Things LPs Want To See From VCs & Why The Table Stakes For VCs Is Higher Than Ever with Judith Elsea, Co-Founder @ Weathergage Capital

20VC Disclosure

Weathergage shares proprietary benchmarking data with VCs who pitch them

“We like to give something back in return if we can, and so the data that I just mentioned that we collect in our proprietary tool called Weathervane, we will share that data back with the people who are calling on us.”

Judith Elsea Sep 26, 2016 ▶ 15:09 20VC: The 3 Things LPs Want To See From VCs & Why The Table Stakes For VCs Is Higher Than Ever with Judith Elsea, Co-Founder @ Weathergage Capital

The other half of the tape: Judith Elsea's own voice is left out of every number here. Other people bring the name up 17 times in 5 episodes across the shows. every mention, with the transcript →

Who brings them up most Harry Stebbings 17

Every mention by year

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

Show	Role there	Eps	Statements	Record
20VCLEDGER	Co-Founder and Managing Director, Weathergage Capital	1	6	0% 0/1	full record on 20VC →