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20VC Assertion Supported
Abrams: Most venture capital funds deliver mediocre returns under 2x TVPI
“The reality is most funds have pretty mediocre performance between one and two TVPI. So most investors are not doing that great.”
Jonathan Abrams Aug 25, 2017 ▶ 8:19 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 Assertion Supported
Abrams: Friendster Went Through Six CEOs In Six Years
“And selling the company six years later, we went through six CEOs in six years. I was, you know, sort of routinely excluded from board decisions and the, our software was rewritten into worse software. The website barely worked for a couple of years and a lot …”
Jonathan Abrams Apr 15, 2016 ▶ 23:28 20VC: From Netscape To Friendster To Nuzzel: Jonathan Abrams on A Silicon Valley Adventure
20VC Assertion Supported
Abrams: Seed funding volume is going down, not up
“Well, first of all, I think seed funding is actually going down, not up.”
Jonathan Abrams Aug 25, 2017 ▶ 11:55 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 Assertion Supported
Abrams: Statistical analysis proves larger VC portfolio size correlates with solid returns
“The reality is there are people who've actually done the math. I've actually seen, you know, a bunch of people who've done the math and proven that a portfolio that has a certain size statistically can be correlated with decent returns.”
Jonathan Abrams Aug 25, 2017 ▶ 14:42 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 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
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