Prashanth Prakash

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Sep 2, 2023 bullish

Opinion

Prashanth Prakash: Indian exports growing to $1.5T is the next major opportunity

“I think the next huge opportunity For Indian entrepreneurs used to take the export market from 700 or eight hundred billion that it is today to one and a half trillion, right?”

Prashanth Prakash Sep 2, 2023 ▶ 1:13:02 Ep #9 | WTF is Venture Capital? Ft. Nikhil, Nithin, Rajan A., Prashanth P. & Karthik R. · Nikhil Kamath

Sep 2, 2023 neutral

Insight

Prashanth Prakash: 20% to 30% of VC investments return 5x

“And then you will have about 20, 30% that will in our business, you know, give you like a five X which is not bad. Yeah. You know that's so it's over a 10 year period, 11 year period. So it works out to a decent IRR. Right. And then you have about 15, 20% who …”

Prashanth Prakash Sep 2, 2023 ▶ 27:27 Ep #9 | WTF is Venture Capital? Ft. Nikhil, Nithin, Rajan A., Prashanth P. & Karthik R. · Nikhil Kamath

Sep 2, 2023 negative

Insight

Prashanth Prakash: Building product before deep problem insight causes startup failure

“If somebody is looking to build product ahead of insight and a deeper appreciation for what really the problem is, I think I've seen that as a recipe for disaster in most companies. What they will have is a hundred member tech team. ... Very average product be…”

Prashanth Prakash Sep 2, 2023 ▶ 1:55:49 Ep #9 | WTF is Venture Capital? Ft. Nikhil, Nithin, Rajan A., Prashanth P. & Karthik R. · Nikhil Kamath

Sep 2, 2023 neutral

Assertion Not checkable as stated

Prashanth Prakash: Global LPs expect a 20% net dollar IRR in India

“Compounded, they would like to see that some, something in the neighborhood of 20% net dollar IRR. Net IRR. After the fees.”

Prashanth Prakash Sep 2, 2023 ▶ 31:47 Ep #9 | WTF is Venture Capital? Ft. Nikhil, Nithin, Rajan A., Prashanth P. & Karthik R. · Nikhil Kamath

Sep 2, 2023 bearish

Assertion Contradicted

Prashanth Prakash: Only two Indian startups raised $50M+ external rounds in 2023

“From new externally led rounds, there's been two this year. So it's a tough market.”

Prashanth Prakash Sep 2, 2023 ▶ 2:15:22 Ep #9 | WTF is Venture Capital? Ft. Nikhil, Nithin, Rajan A., Prashanth P. & Karthik R. · Nikhil Kamath

Sep 2, 2023 neutral

Insight

Prashanth Prakash: 2% to 3% of startups drive 80% of VC returns

“It's usually two to three percent of your portfolio that will return 80%, that will give you 80% of your returns. I mean, it's that skewed.”

Prashanth Prakash Sep 2, 2023 ▶ 26:43 Ep #9 | WTF is Venture Capital? Ft. Nikhil, Nithin, Rajan A., Prashanth P. & Karthik R. · Nikhil Kamath

Sep 2, 2023 negative

Insight

Prashanth Prakash: Oversimplifying TAM in pitches reveals lack of proper homework

“Oversimplification of time. Total addressable market, right? Oversimplification. It means that person's homework is like.”

Prashanth Prakash Sep 2, 2023 ▶ 2:01:08 Ep #9 | WTF is Venture Capital? Ft. Nikhil, Nithin, Rajan A., Prashanth P. & Karthik R. · Nikhil Kamath

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