portfolio companies

2 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 2 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Sep 6, 2024 by Sam Lessin · across every show →

Everything said about portfolio companies, oldest first

Sep 6, 2024 negative
Insight
Sam Lessin: Mediocre VCs minimize downside to protect their next fundraise
“Now, interestingly, shitty VCs aren't actually managing for the killer wins. They're managing to make their companies not go bankrupt so they can raise more funds, right? And so what I'd say is a shitty VC would say, oh, we're gonna, like, manage for lower var…”
Sam Lessin Sep 6, 2024 ▶ 12:49 #63: 'Nasty' Founder Mode · More or Less Podcast
Mar 14, 2025 bearish
Disclosure
Sam Lessin says he unsuccessfully urged portfolio companies to sell
“So I was in the camp of saying sell, sell, sell, sell, sell as much as, and didn't get my way in most places in terms of sell, sell, sell.”
Sam Lessin Mar 14, 2025 ▶ 38:20 #90: Silicon Valley Unscripted: Billionaires, AI, and Interplanetary Exploration · More or Less Podcast
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