venture capitalist
also referred to as: venture capitalists
3 statements across 3 episodes · 1 bullish · 2 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Nov 15, 2022 by Sophia Amoruso · across every show →
Everything said about venture capitalist, oldest first
Nov 15, 2022 negative
Amoruso: VCs push founders toward paper markups to impress LPs
“Venture capitalists are beholden to their LPs or the bigger fish that invest in them as one asset that is among a variety of diversified assets. It's their job to, on paper, take your company and say, nasty gal is worth three hundred and fifty million today wh…”
Apr 4, 2023 negative
Jain: Founders should avoid early VC because partners lack operational understanding
“I think entrepreneurs should do everything in their power to not allow venture capitalists to come into their business. VCs don't generally understand how to run a business. They generally don't understand what your business needs are, and their incentives are…”
Jan 22, 2024 positive
Founders should respect venture capitalists they raise money from rather than complain
“Like I always thought it's weird. Like founders are like, oh, like raising money for VCs. Like I hate VCs. It's like, if you're raising money, like you should respect them. Like they're smart, you know, like if you don't like find better ones, like they're goo…”