venture capitalist

“But the VC business model is they get paid when they invest. And so it actually, they don't really make money on the exit. Like, there's the carry, they would say, at the very end.”

“Venture capitalists are playing a numbers game. If they can take 10 companies of a similar profile, there's a pretty good chance that one of those is going to be really successful and make back the investment, which is great if you're the one, but if you're no…”

“I'm personally not that interested in discovery, but folks that want to learn a lot, they'll take Zooms and meetings they might not always have time for, and that does not mean that that that deal has a high chance of closing. So there's almost strain, can be …”

“Never mail your deck ahead of time, because then they'll make their decision before they see you.”

“I would avoid the VCs as long as possible, because they're the devil. Now, don't get me wrong, sometimes you need to do a deal with the devil, but you're probably gonna get fucked in the process.”

“The difference between them sort of giving up and putting more money in and getting to the potential of the company is, is sort of centered around these key themes. Again, prioritization and process, you know, cap structure matters, and, ah, and the team.”

“Because of the high degree of risk at that early stage, venture capitalists are often expecting more than 20%. And you're going to have to eventually do a series A, and that's going to be another something like 20%, because the risk is still perceived to be qu…”

“Why your VCs give you terrible hiring advice. It's very short. You can go find it right now. And it's because most of them haven't been operators or were a long time ago or another category. And if you've never done something, you want the person from wherever…”