venture capitalist

also referred to as: venture capitalists

5 statements across 5 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Jun 4, 2020 by Rob Walling · across every show →

Everything said about venture capitalist, oldest first

Jun 4, 2020 neutral
Insight
Walling: Early-stage founders are often ill-suited to lead $100M companies
“Because oftentimes, like, the founder isn't the best person to run a hundred million dollar company. Because a hundred million dollar company with xt thousand employees Is very different skill set than what you and I have talked about today.”
Rob Walling Jun 4, 2020 ▶ 28:26 Episode 499 | The (First) Six Stages of SaaS Growth - Part 2
Mar 30, 2021 positive
Insight
Moreno: Asking VCs for advice rather than money reliably yields investment offers
“When you talk to these venture capitalists, You know, try to learn as much as you can from them and don't ask them for capital, ask them for advice. And this weird thing will happen where they will offer you capital when you ask them for advice. And that's tot…”
Zach Moreno Mar 30, 2021 ▶ 36:20 Episode 542 | 10x in Two Years, Past $3M ARR with SquadCast
Nov 15, 2022 neutral
Opinion
Walling: Startups raising under $1M are still considered bootstrapped by VCs
“Look, venture capitalists, if you raise less than a million, you're bootstrapped.”
Rob Walling Nov 15, 2022 ▶ 15:59 Episode 635 | Where Are They Now? Catching up with TinySeed Tales...
Apr 7, 2026 neutral
Insight
Vollset: VCs only care about unsolicited, high-priced strategic acquisitions
“The only kind of M&A that I am interested in as an adventure capitalist is if a strategic comes to you and begs to buy it and is gaga for it and will pay a crazy price. That is the only kind of M&A venture capitalist will care about”
Einar Vollset Apr 7, 2026 ▶ 21:18 Episode 827 | The Founder's Guide to Selling Your SaaS for What I...
Jun 9, 2026 bearish
Insight
Vollset: PE buyers hesitate on AI SaaS due to downside risk focus
“The thing, the key, key thing to understand here is that founders are sometimes a little frustrated with private equity because they think of them more like venture capitalists, and like venture capitalists typically will take, very gung-ho, will take extremel…”
Einar Vollset Jun 9, 2026 ▶ 30:08 Episode 836 | The 5 A.I. Moats Acquirers Value Most
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