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Dixon: Top-performing VC firms have higher loss rates than lesser firms
“There's a lot of data in the VC industry that actually, interestingly enough, the best firms actually have a higher loss rate, meaning they lose money more frequently than the less.”
Chris Dixon Nov 13, 2015 ▶ 23:14 #5 Chris Dixon: The State of Venture Capital
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Dixon: Traditional public mutual funds are driving late-stage private venture rounds
“It's actually what you, what is happening is firms that are, that historically had been public investors. So for example, Fidelity T. Rowe Price, like a whole Wellington, all of these kind of well-known public market investors. Have now moved to invest in priv…”
Chris Dixon Nov 13, 2015 ▶ 13:03 #5 Chris Dixon: The State of Venture Capital
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Dixon: The best VC funds lose money on at least half of investments
“The best VC funds lose money at least half the time, which means half of our, If we're doing a good job, half of our investments will fail.”
Chris Dixon Nov 13, 2015 ▶ 22:38 #5 Chris Dixon: The State of Venture Capital
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