Chad Byers

6 statements across 1 episodes · 1 bullish · 3 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Mar 19, 2025 by Chad Byers · said 2 times in 2 episodes since 2024 · across every show →

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2025 1 mention in 1 episode

Project Stargate, The T Word, Ramp Treasury, Audience Ad Reads, See You at Davos Jan 23, 2025 · 1 mention · from 1:07:49
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2024 1 mention in 1 episode

Year of Tech in Review (ep25) Dec 31, 2024 · 1 mention · from 24:27
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Mar 19, 2025 bearish

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Byers: $70M pre-product seed rounds will be a huge waste of capital

“There's seed rounds at 70 with nothing and like four 19 year olds. Like this is insane. And because Ventures Power Law, that individual deal can make sense if it's the right one. But as an industry, it's going to be a huge waste of capital.”

Chad Byers Mar 19, 2025 ▶ 13:05 "I Partner with People" - Chad Byers talks about Venture, Fitness, and Being a Chad.

Mar 19, 2025

Disclosure

Byers: Susa Ventures launches $175M Fund V for pre-seed and seed

“Fifth fund, hundred and seventy-five million, and it's a return to what we did at the very start. So only pre-seed and seed.”

Chad Byers Mar 19, 2025 ▶ 3:04 "I Partner with People" - Chad Byers talks about Venture, Fitness, and Being a Chad.

Mar 19, 2025 bearish

Prediction Open · timeframe Dec 2031

Byers: 2021 venture capital vintage will be historically poor

“Like that vintage is going to be historically shitty.”

Chad Byers Mar 19, 2025 ▶ 12:47 "I Partner with People" - Chad Byers talks about Venture, Fitness, and Being a Chad.

Mar 19, 2025

Disclosure

Byers plans zero-cardio bulk phase targeting 1,000-pound lifting club

“My plan in July is to go like full meat, all protein, no cardio, bulk phase, and try to get as far as I can by end of year.”

Chad Byers Mar 19, 2025 ▶ 26:11 "I Partner with People" - Chad Byers talks about Venture, Fitness, and Being a Chad.

Mar 19, 2025 positive

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Byers: AI will spark a Cambrian explosion of non-venture-scale SMBs

“There's going to be this Cameron explosion of. Like micro S and B and midsize company creation that AI enables that maybe shouldn't be venture backed”

Chad Byers Mar 19, 2025 ▶ 17:50 "I Partner with People" - Chad Byers talks about Venture, Fitness, and Being a Chad.

Mar 19, 2025 negative

Insight

Byers: Market sizing diligence is bad work at seed stage

“I don't ever search how big a market is. That's what you're already wrong. I've never done that work. I actually think it's bad work to do at seed.”

Chad Byers Mar 19, 2025 ▶ 23:01 "I Partner with People" - Chad Byers talks about Venture, Fitness, and Being a Chad.

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