General Catalyst

3 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Dec 20, 2024 by Jared Kushner · said 12 times in 4 episodes since 2024 · across every show →

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Dec 20, 2024
Assertion Supported
Kushner: General Catalyst seeded Thrive Capital with $1M after Josh declined job offer
“And what happened was is they said, can we give you a million dollars? To invest in companies that you're investing in with you. And so Josh said, I guess we have a fund now.”
Jared Kushner Dec 20, 2024 ▶ 2:09:45 Jared Kushner - The Mechanic · Invest Like The Best
Jul 14, 2026 neutral
Insight
Kim: Investment committees never make contrarian bets by default
“I have never seen a committee, a consensus decision-making process, make a contrarian bet, unless the group is designed to make contrarian bets.”
John Kim Jul 14, 2026 ▶ 12:38 How to Raise a Few Billion Dollars · Invest Like The Best
Jul 14, 2026 neutral
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Kim: Scaling VC funds must accept losing early contrarian LPs
“You have to have the courage, then, To lose the people who actually were the people who invest with you because you were contrarian. In other words, you have to have the courage to get past the innovator's dilemma. And so, if there's a set of folks, high net w…”
John Kim Jul 14, 2026 ▶ 13:59 How to Raise a Few Billion Dollars · Invest Like The Best
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