20VC
also referred to as: 20 vc
includes The 20VC Podcast
10 statements across 3 episodes · 2 bullish · 5 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Feb 3, 2023 by Harry Stebbings · said 21 times in 10 episodes since 2021 · across every show →
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brought up most by Jason Lemkin (16), Robert Lacher (1), Harry Stebbings (1)
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2026 7 mentions in 5 episodes 1 per episode
- The 90/10 Rule for AI Agents: What to Vibe Code, and What To Just Buy
- The Agents #008: Agents Are Merging, Not Multiplying. Plus, Sam Blond on Why Outbound Isn't Dead.
- Our AI is Hiring! Would You Work for One? And Are Autonomous Agents ... Safe? The Agents #005
- Managing 20+ AI Agents: Lazy Agents, Our $500K AI Bill, Stealth Churn & the Death of 60% Solutions
- From 1 Agent to 20+: The Reality of Managing Multiple AI Agents Across Your GTM
- every mention in 2026, scene by scene →
2025 3 mentions in 2 episodes 2 per episode
2024 4 mentions in 2 episodes 2 per episode
Everything said about 20VC, oldest first
Feb 3, 2023
Feb 3, 2023 positive
Lemkin: Near-Death Startup Fundraising Stories Will Return
“Almost every top founder I knew almost ran out of money, but they didn't. They almost all had that great story, right? You get them on stage outside of the last two years, you're getting on stage, you know, we were three weeks away. We only, We had to meet 700…”
Jul 10, 2024 bullish
Aug 30, 2024
Stebbings: Early-stage VCs should roll off startup boards by Series B
“I always want to roll off the board. As you said, you shouldn't have five investors on the board who generally don't have that much of a different perspective. If at the Series B, not that much use for me to be there, really. If the founder wants it, fine. Abs…”
Aug 30, 2024 negative
Aug 30, 2024 negative
Stebbings: Offering 10% dilution prevents startups from attracting top-tier VCs
“So if you come to a venture market with a 10% dilution round, you're not gonna get the best venture investors in the world to partner with you, because you're gonna be giving it max eight percent away, because there's gonna be two percent for angels, maybe eve…”
Aug 30, 2024 negative
Aug 30, 2024 bearish
Stebbings: Startups Raising Over $5M at Seed Have Consistently Performed Worst
“I've done a 170 investments in 10 years. And we analyzed performance across them, according to actually how much they raised at the seed. And consistently the worst performing companies raised five million or more at the seed round.”
Aug 30, 2024
Stebbings: Founders should construct their cap table like a sports team
“I would just say that build your cap table like you do a sports team. Everyone has a very specific position. A left back, a right back. Have someone for PR and marketing. Have one for engineering and recruiting. Have one for fundraising. Have one for pre-produ…”