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20VC: Why Historical Loss Ratios Are Simply Too High, Why Data Is The #1 Most Important Piece When Evaluating Effective Reserve Allocation & Why Nothing Is Truly Defensible Today with Jonathan Hsu, Co-Founder and General Partner @ Tribe Capital

Jun 17, 2019 · 30:15

✨ Jonathan Hsu discusses high historical loss ratios in insurance.

Jonathan Hsu

30:15

20VC: Lime CEO Brad Bao on How Lime Assess The Micro-Mobility Landscape and Competition Today, What It Takes To Launch and Win A New City & Why Lime Have Spent $0 on Marketing To Date

Jun 14, 2019 · 33:16

✨ Brad Bao explains Lime's micro-mobility landscape assessment.

33:16

20VC: a16z's Scott Kupor on The Biggest Learnings From Scaling a16z from $300m to $7Bn AUM, The Biggest Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make When Pitching VCs & Why VC Is Simply A Customer Service Business

Jun 10, 2019 · 29:59

✨ Scott Kupor shares learnings from scaling a16z.

29:59

20VC: Plaid's Zach Perret on Why You Have To Hire For Spikes and What That Really Means, Fintech Predictions From Incumbent Entrants To The Rise of Europe & The 2 Big Questions That CEOs Should Ask Themselves

Jun 7, 2019 · 32:47

✨ Zach Perret advises hiring for 'spikes' in talent.

32:47

20VC: Why Portfolio Construction Is Inefficient, Why The Only Thing That Matters In Venture Is Pricing & The Future of Venture; Bundled or Unbundled with Zach Coelius

Jun 3, 2019 · 37:05

✨ Zach Coelius critiques inefficient portfolio construction.

Zach Coelius

37:05

20VC: Why You Must Have A Customer Acquisition Strategy From Day 1, How To Test and Validate Ideas At Speed & Why You Should Speak To Investors Before Starting Work On Your Idea with Kulveer Taggar, Founder @ CEO @ Zeus Living

May 31, 2019 · 31:49

✨ Kulveer Taggar stresses a customer acquisition strategy from day one.

Kulveer Taggar

31:49

20VC: Y Combinator's New President, Geoff Ralston on The Single Most Important Perspective An Investor Can Provide A Founder, The Biggest Lessons From Working Alongside Paul Graham & Why You Will Lose As An Investor If You "Profile Invest"

May 27, 2019 · 34:07

✨ Geoff Ralston highlights investor perspective for founders.

34:07

20VC: Front's Mathilde Collin on Why Discipline Is More Important Than Vision, The Right Way To Approach Investor Updates and Director Reports & How To Effectively Structure 1-1s

May 24, 2019 · 33:06

✨ Mathilde Collin prioritizes discipline over vision in startups.

33:06

20VC: Softbank Managing Partner, Jeff Housenbold on How Softbank Approach Portfolio Construction, Their Optimal Investment Decision-Making Process and What Excites Softbank Most In Opportunities Today

May 20, 2019 · 33:46

✨ Jeff Housenbold explains Softbank's portfolio construction approach.

33:46

20VC: How To Build True Human Relationships with VC Pre-Investment, Why Valuation Is Not The Only Term and When To Take Lower Offers & How To Approach Mental Health As A Founder with Jon Dishotsky, Founder & CEO @ Starcity

May 17, 2019 · 31:00

✨ Build genuine relationships with VCs before seeking investment.

Jon Dishotsky

31:00

20VC: Kleiner Perkins' Mamoon Hamid on The Strategy Behind The New $600m "Back To The Future" Fund, The Truth To Price Sensitivity at Series A & Why Venture Team Building Is Like Basketball Team Building

May 13, 2019 · 32:32

✨ Kleiner Perkins' new fund strategy focuses on "Back To The Future" investments.

32:32

20VC: Clearbanc's Michele Romanow on Why 40% of VC $ Raised Today Goes To Google and Facebook, How To Create A Financing Mechanism For The Repeatable Parts Of Your Business & Why We Need To Stop Celebrating Fundraises

May 10, 2019 · 31:10

✨ Significant VC funding goes to Google and Facebook, impacting startups.

31:10

20VC: Why Consumer Brands Must Embrace Physical Retail To Avoid Inflated Online CACs, How To Alter Fund Strategy When Investing In Consumer Retail & Why The Era of The 1,000 Store Brand Is Over with Brendan Wallace, Founder and Managing Partner @ Fifth Wa

May 6, 2019 · 37:54

✨ Consumer brands need physical retail to combat high online customer acquisition costs.

Brendan Wallace

37:54

20VC: Okta Founder Frederic Kerrest on Why You Want To Be A Monopolist In A Small Market, The Biggest Challenges in Scaling Okta To IPO and Being a16z's First Ever Fund Check

May 3, 2019 · 36:01

✨ Aim to be a monopolist in a niche market for sustainable growth.

36:01

20VC: Why Lead Lime's Series D Funding Round, Why Engineers Are Underpaid & Why 74% of US Venture Firms Still Do Not Have Female GPs

Apr 29, 2019 · 45:16

✨ Bain Capital Ventures led Lime's Series D funding round.

45:16

20VC: Why Startup Founders Have One Core Job, How To Reduce Risk & Increase Probability In Your Startup & Why You Should Not Send A Pitch Deck Pre-Investor Meeting with David Rogier, Founder & CEO @ Masterclass

Apr 26, 2019 · 30:51

✨ A founder's primary job is to reduce risk and increase probability.

David Rogier

30:51

20VC: Lightspeed's Jeremy Liew on Why It Is More Important To Be Right Than Contrarian, The Most Common Mistakes Made By Hyper-Growth Companies & 3 Characteristics That Make An Individual Incredible At Sourcing

Apr 22, 2019 · 35:36

✨ Being right is more important than being contrarian in venture investing.

35:36

20VC: Figma Founder Dylan Field on The Biggest Mistakes Young Founders Most Often Make, How To Go Slow To Go Fast With Venture Dollars & How The Design Process Will Fundamentally Change Over The Next 5-10 Years

Apr 19, 2019 · 35:12

✨ Young founders often make mistakes related to pacing and resource allocation.

Venture Dollars

35:12

20VC: So You Want To Be Acquired? Instacart VP of Corp Dev, Dave Sobota on His Biggest Lessons From 10 Years in Google's M&A Team Working on The Acquisitions of Motorola, Waze & Android

Apr 15, 2019 · 27:43

✨ Instacart's VP of Corp Dev shares M&A lessons from Google.

27:43

20VC: Carta Founder Henry Ward on Why The Best Companies Are Not Product Led But Distribution Led, 3 Requirements Needed For A New Market/Investment To Be Exciting and Why Small Markets Are So Attractive

Apr 12, 2019 · 42:10

✨ Carta's Henry Ward argues distribution, not product, defines successful companies.

42:10

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