venture capitalist

also referred to as: venture capitalists

4 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 4 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Mar 8, 2024 by Pablo Srugo · across every show →

Everything said about venture capitalist, oldest first

Mar 8, 2024 negative
Insight
Srugo: Setting unbacked round deadlines destroys founder credibility with VCs
“From my perspective, hearing that I'm like, you're not in control of that. So like, I don't believe that you're going to raise in four weeks. And then when you don't raise in four weeks and you're still raising, you lost all credibility.”
Pablo Srugo Mar 8, 2024 ▶ 19:10 How to Raise a Round in 2024 w/ Lee Silverstone (3x Founder) · PMF Show
Apr 21, 2025 negative
Opinion
Salguero: CustomMade Had Product-Market Fit With VCs, Not Real Customers
“And that then started the ride of really building something that Did not have product market fit, but it had product market fit with our venture capitalists.”
Mike Salguero Apr 21, 2025 ▶ 5:53 He raised $30M & failed. Then raised $0 & grew to $550M in revenue. Here's what he learned. | Mik... · PMF Show
Apr 21, 2025 bearish
Insight
Salguero: The claim that big companies require venture funding is a lie
“There are a few great lies of entrepreneurship, and one of them is that you can't grow a big company without raising a bunch of money. And it's perpetuated by an industry that, like, you know, venture capitalists make money when they give you money.”
Mike Salguero Apr 21, 2025 ▶ 46:10 He raised $30M & failed. Then raised $0 & grew to $550M in revenue. Here's what he learned. | Mik... · PMF Show
Apr 21, 2025 negative
Disclosure
Salguero: CustomMade Pivoted to Marketplace Model Solely to Raise VC Funding
“I mean, to be honest, looking back it was the only way that we'd be able to raise money.”
Mike Salguero Apr 21, 2025 ▶ 4:13 He raised $30M & failed. Then raised $0 & grew to $550M in revenue. Here's what he learned. | Mik... · PMF Show
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