seed investor
also referred to as: seed investors
5 statements across 5 episodes · 1 bullish · 3 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Jun 23, 2023 by Sam Lessin · across every show →
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Jun 23, 2023 bearish
Sam Lessin: The acqui-hire market is dead and never coming back
“What it is about is like the aqua higher market is dead and not coming back and the middle stuff doesn't get acquired. So basically as a seed investor, you now have to actually play for real wins. You can't be like, ah, it'll probably work. But if it doesn't, …”
Oct 6, 2023 positive
Jun 14, 2024 bearish
Jun 21, 2024 neutral
Aug 8, 2025 negative
Sam Lessin: AI Has Destroyed Seed-Stage Startup Diligence
“That's blown out of the water by AI because all of a sudden, like everything looks the same. Like not to mention the fact that pitches are customized at scale and the decks are all crap. The apps themselves, the V ones are like too similar. So we don't know ho…”