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Ravi Viswanathan

5 statements across 1 episodes · 0 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Jul 13, 2023 by Ravi Viswanathan · across every show →

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Jul 13, 2023
Insight
A 5% secondary discount can be more valuable than a 50% discount
“Discount is important, but I can show you a five percent discount on a company that's far greater than a 50%.”
Ravi Viswanathan Jul 13, 2023 ▶ 29:41 Ravi Viswanathan – Venture Secondaries and Growth Capital at NewView (EP.327)
Jul 13, 2023
Insight
CEO and board alignment is the best hedge against secondary friction
“What we try to do really is make sure we have a really good relationship with the CEO. It's blessed by the CEO. It's blessed by the board. They see the value add capabilities. And that is the best hedge against any friction in us being able to transact.”
Ravi Viswanathan Jul 13, 2023 ▶ 26:18 Ravi Viswanathan – Venture Secondaries and Growth Capital at NewView (EP.327)
Jul 13, 2023
Disclosure
NewView Capital gives operator partners fiduciary and check-writing capability
“We have five partners. Three of them are operators. One finance, one product, one go to market, and they're not operating partners. They're full partners. They have fiduciary capability. They have check writing capability. They're fully integrated”
Ravi Viswanathan Jul 13, 2023 ▶ 30:30 Ravi Viswanathan – Venture Secondaries and Growth Capital at NewView (EP.327)
Jul 13, 2023 neutral
Assertion Supported
VC generated 5x to 10x returns in two years during 1999
“I remember having conversations with folks and they thought, oh, if I invest in venture, I'll get a five to 10 X in two to three years, because in 1999, in the early part of 2000, that was actually happening.”
Ravi Viswanathan Jul 13, 2023 ▶ 5:59 Ravi Viswanathan – Venture Secondaries and Growth Capital at NewView (EP.327)
Jul 13, 2023 neutral
Insight
Downturns serve as referendums on startup product-market fit
“Saw a lot of business models that up until then was masked with capital, and that's something that every downturn is a referendum on product market fit. Whereas before, when you had that run-up, capital or some other factor masked that,”
Ravi Viswanathan Jul 13, 2023 ▶ 5:31 Ravi Viswanathan – Venture Secondaries and Growth Capital at NewView (EP.327)
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