venture capitalist
also referred to as: venture capitalists
3 statements across 3 episodes · 1 bullish · 2 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Oct 19, 2015 by Jason Zweig · across every show →
Everything said about venture capitalist, oldest first
Oct 19, 2015 bearish
Zweig: Insular VC social circles breed more toxic excess than public markets
“In some ways, a smaller social circle of people all doing the same thing can be maybe more of a toxic breeding ground for excess enthusiasm than even a public market can, because they're all talking to each other. They're all talking to each other all day long…”
Oct 29, 2024 negative
Mackey: VCs push high burn rates to force cram-down rounds
“They're gonna tell you to try to, don't worry about your burn rate, just grow, grow, grow, and I said, that's not in your best interest. They say that because you, they're the ones supplying the money, and eventually, if they need to, they'll do a cram down ro…”
Jun 9, 2026 positive
Gurley: VCs Must Understand Wall Street Because It Buys Their Startups
“I've always thought of Wall Street as the buyer of the product that venture capitalists create because of the eventual liquidity is either an M&A or an IPO. And now the price is being set by that group and that institution. So if I know what they value, even i…”