venture capitalist

also referred to as: venture capitalists

4 statements across 4 episodes · 0 bullish · 4 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement May 18, 2023 by Scott Belsky · across every show →

Everything said about venture capitalist, oldest first

May 18, 2023 negative
Insight
Consumer apps serve as VC-funded R&D for tech incumbents
“I think that a lot of these other more recent consumer products are just kind of clever momentary interfaces. And they are in effect at the expense of venture capitalists R and D for the platforms that already have the network effects and already have the dist…”
Scott Belsky May 18, 2023 ▶ 18:29 Lessons on product sense, AI, the first mile experience, and the messy middle | Scott Belsky (Adobe)
Sep 17, 2023 bearish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Lochhead: VCs will waste $500B on copycat AI startups over five years
“Venture capitalists in the next five years will blow at least half a trillion dollars in the AI space alone on me too. Demand chasing category, existing category competing startups that have a 10 X better product. No one cares.”
Christopher Lochhead Sep 17, 2023 ▶ 37:37 How to become a category pirate | Christopher Lochhead (Author of Play Bigger, Niche Down, more)
Sep 11, 2025 negative
Opinion
Horowitz: Superficial VC advice soundbites from podcasts are 'fucking stupid'
“These little snippets of advice that VCs give, because they watch some fucking podcast, are all fucking stupid, like it's just, there's a lot of depth to these things. You have to know the answer to the next question, and the next question”
Ben Horowitz Sep 11, 2025 ▶ 40:40 $46B of hard truths: Why founders fail and why you need to run toward fear | Ben Horowitz (a16z)
Dec 28, 2025 negative
Insight
MacInnis: Silicon Valley's 'never quit' ethos is bullshit designed to serve VCs
“We talk in Silicon Valley about never quit, but that is complete absolute venture capital bullshit. The incentive of venture capitalist is to put money into your company and milk you dry. They never get their money back. There is no way for them to take that i…”
Matt McGinnis Dec 28, 2025 ▶ 44:29 “I deliberately understaff every project” | Leadership lessons from Rippling’s $16B journey
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