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general partner

also referred to as: general partners · gps

5 statements across 4 episodes · 0 bullish · 4 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Aug 11, 2023 by Bill Gurley · across every show →

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Aug 11, 2023 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Gurley: LP bonus structures disincentivize GPs from marking down valuations
“Many LPs are actually bonus on the paper mark, and this is something that a lot of people don't realize, and so they don't have an incentive to dial around to the GPs and say, get your marks right, because it's actually gonna reflect poorly on them if they wer…”
Bill Gurley Aug 11, 2023 ▶ 36:30 E141: State of Series A's, VC dry powder, IPO window opens + more with Bill Gurley & Brad Gerstner
Aug 11, 2023 neutral
Disclosure
Gurley has never seen an LP pressure a GP for valuation markdowns
“I've never heard of an LP like browbeating GPs to get their marks right. Like, especially on the downside. Never heard of that ever.”
Bill Gurley Aug 11, 2023 ▶ 37:26 E141: State of Series A's, VC dry powder, IPO window opens + more with Bill Gurley & Brad Gerstner
Oct 11, 2024 negative
Opinion
Chamath: LPs' biggest mistake is spreading money across too many GPs
“I think that LPs have made a couple of very big mistakes. And I think the biggest mistake that they've made is by smearing too much money across too many general partners.”
Chamath Palihapitiya Oct 11, 2024 ▶ 56:04 Hurricane fallout, AlphaFold, Google breakup, Trump surge, VC giveback, TikTok survey
Aug 15, 2025 negative
Opinion
Chamath: Only GPs building fee-generating businesses will make real VC money
“But if you're trying to crush it, I think the only people that will really make money in venture capital are the GPs. Building a fee generating business around it.”
Chamath Palihapitiya Aug 15, 2025 ▶ 1:10:18 AI Psychosis, America's Broken Social Fabric, Trump Takes Over DC Police, Is VC Broken?
Jun 12, 2026 bearish
Prediction Open · timeframe Jun 2036
Friedberg: Space systems will replace all RTK and GPS in next decade
“I just think the space thing is, is likely the path that's gonna replace all RTK and all GPS in the next decade.”
David Friedberg Jun 12, 2026 ▶ 1:03:11 All-In's Best Ideas Pitch Competition: 4 Investors Present Their Top Trades Live
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