Sarbvir Singh
11 statements across 1 episodes · 0 bullish · 4 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Sep 14, 2019 by Sarbvir Singh · said 3 times in 2 episodes since 2024 · across every show →
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Sep 14, 2019 negative
Investor meetings should prioritize macro strategy over micromanaging founders
“I think investors sometimes tend to get very micro in their approach. I think you want to focus on a few big things and you want to be consistent about those things so that the You know, founder can also quickly see that every meeting with you should add value…”
Sep 14, 2019
Singh: VCs must match founder conviction to avoid adversarial relationships later
“One of the things that we have found is that investors should believe as much in the business as the founder. If you want to invest in it, because if you don't have belief, then, you know, it leads to sort of negative behaviors over time. But if you have belie…”
Sep 14, 2019
Sep 14, 2019 negative
Singh: Early-stage founders should skip conferences and panels to avoid distraction
“I always tell entrepreneurs that one of the most important things is that you have to cut out the distractions in your life. You know, don't go to attend conferences, don't speak on panels, all that, you know, leave it for later. Focus on your business, work h…”
Sep 14, 2019
Waterbridge spends 70% of evaluation time assessing founders' motivations and capabilities
“We are a founders first fund. We're very clear on that. We spend, I would say, 60, 70% of our time in understanding the founders, their motivations, their ability to, you know, execute their suitability for the business that they are doing.”
Sep 14, 2019 negative
Singh: Pitch decks waste too much time on generic market sizing
“Number two is focusing on market size. Too often, you know, people pitch decks, you know, have five, six slides about the size of the market share, and you know, all that stuff. Look, most markets, people will agree that they are large enough. The question is …”
Sep 14, 2019
Singh: Blended CAC is highly misleading without scalable channel analysis
“Many times I feel, think word like CAC, LTV, et cetera, can be, you know, misleading sometimes. Because the average is, is many times misleading. You can't just look at the average CAC. You have to look at what channel, what is, you know, working there. Is it …”
Sep 14, 2019 negative
Singh: Founders who neglect documentation often cause their own fundraising delays
“Many times people blame investors, but a lot of times I feel founders don't take the process very seriously. Whether you know, and I don't know exactly why, because I assume they want to get the capital in fast, but you know, you have to understand that there …”
Sep 14, 2019
Singh: A startup founder's primary job is relentless salesmanship
“One, I believe that every founder has to be a good salesperson because, and I mean it in a very positive sense that every founder's main job is to sell. They have to first convince their co-founders, their team members, their investors, their own families, you…”
Sep 14, 2019
Mega-rounds from funds like SoftBank overwhelm competitors regardless of execution
“See what has happened in India, and I think it's a global phenomenon, not just in India that sometimes some industries get overwhelmed by too much capital. So one player is able to raise, you know, significant capital from one of the big guys, let's say soft b…”
Sep 14, 2019
Singh: Founders should lead pitch decks with their unique core strengths
“Every entrepreneur should lead with their strengths. So whatever be your strengths, whether it's your team, whether it's the traction that you have, whether it's, you know, your network, whatever is that the most important thing that you want to pitch, you sho…”