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First Round Capital

2 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Nov 24, 2020 by Josh Koppelman · across every show →

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Nov 24, 2020
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Koppelman: First Round optimizes for giving founders a quick yes or quick no
“My favorite were the quick yes, my second favorite were the quick no, and my least favorite was the long drawn out, maybe if you show me this, improve this. I knew that I wanted to be in class one or two, And that's what I optimize for, you know, quick yes or …”
Josh Koppelman Nov 24, 2020 ▶ 24:26 Learn from every "no" (with Walker & Company's Tristan Walker)
Jul 30, 2026
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Salguero: CustomMade raised from Google and First Round in 2011
“So in 2011, we went out and we raised money from Google and first round capital and a few other top shelf VCs and they bought into the marketplace concept.”
Mike Salguero Jul 30, 2026 ▶ 5:00 How to build a $600 million company without raising money (with ButcherBox CEO Mike Salguero)
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