Menlo Ventures

2 statements across 2 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Sep 12, 2018 by Nick Weaver · said 8 times in 4 episodes since 2017 · across every show →

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Sep 12, 2018 negative
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Nick Weaver says poor Wi-Fi was Roku and Dropcam's biggest product detriment
“And then when I was at Menlo like you mentioned in the intro, we backed companies like Roku and Dropcam and, you know, the single, you know, biggest detriment to their product experience was the internet just not working in people's homes.”
Nick Weaver Sep 12, 2018 ▶ 7:50 1145 How Eero is Locking Down Distribution Channel for "Home Automation Wars" With $100m
May 6, 2026 positive
Assertion Partly supported
Kaufman: Menlo Ventures made 3-4x return on Check in under 8 months
“This was, like, one of their highest IRR because, you know, when you return, when you do, like, three or four X, which that's what they did over the course of, like, six to eight months”
Ahikam Kaufman May 6, 2026 ▶ 12:39 Selling Check for $400M, Now Building a $1.5M ARR AI Startup
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