Howie Diamond discusses the consumer adoption timeline of VR hardware while evaluating Skylights on The Pitch.
Opinion
Diamond: Hershberg's 20% equity versus PE's 80% is egregious
“You only own 20% of the company. Meanwhile, the original partners of the brewery own 80% of the company. It's our opinion that, like, fundamentally those numbers are a bit egregious, and we think, like, they literally should be swapped.”
Disclosure
Diamond: Alpha Bridge is earmarking $1M for founder wellness platform
“So we're earmarking a million dollars from the fund we justify because we feel like we're gonna get into the best deals based on this program.”
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Howie Diamond: Teamable could be a $500M to $1B exit
“Like, I do think it's overvalued, but I do think that this could be one of those opportunities where it's like a half a billion to a billion dollar exit, if not more, based on your hustle, based on, you know, all the things that you've said, based on your attr…”
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Howie Diamond: Outlines won't achieve mainstream adoption due to high prices
“I don't see the mainstream adoption for this product because the price is way too high and way too premium for me to
To get involved in this because I just think it's going to be a very, very small select people who care about the environmental impacts to get …”
Opinion
Diamond: Outlines won't reach mainstream adoption due to its premium pricing
“I don't see the mainstream adoption for this product because the price is way too high and way too premium for me to get involved in this because I just think it's going to be a very, very small select people who care about the environmental impacts to get ove…”
Prediction Didn’t hold up
Howie Diamond: Ride iQ will take our money in 18 months
“They'll take our money in a year and a half from now. ... They will. Trust me.”