Harry Stebbings's Recent LinkedIn Posts

This post is an emotional one to write. I started 20VC from a bedroom in London, as an 18-year-old, with no money and no contacts. Today, I sat down to record a very special show with Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft. It was 12 years in the making. 3,000 shows built up to this moment. There is no overnight suc…

A few weeks ago, a company we invested in shut down. The founder sent a very detailed email to the investor base explaining the situation. I responded with three clear questions: 1. I am very sorry to hear this, are you ok? Losing a company is a very personal loss. I want to make sure that you yourself are okay.…

10 years ago I was an intern at a fund. I remember the first morning, one of the managing partners saw me waiting in the waiting room and took 30 mins out for a coffee and to welcome me. Today, he pinged me after 8 years of not being in touch and asked for a favour for his daughter’s business. I did it without…

Founders, you need to hear the truth. The game has changed. Going from $1M to $4M (Year 1) and $4M to $12M (Year 2) and then $12M to $30M (Year 3) and then $30M to $75M (Year 4). After 4 years of this, you did what Lovable and Legora did in 9 months. Investors have an opportunity cost of capital, and we have…

This post is an emotional one to write. I started 20VC from a bedroom in London, as an 18-year-old, with no money and no contacts. Today, I sat down to record a very special show with Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft. It was 12 years in the making. 3,000 shows built up to this moment. There is no overnight suc…

Yesterday I had a pretty painful operation and it highlighted two things to me: 1. You don’t have to do everything alone. My marathon walking buddy was with me and the pain I was in was made better by having my mother there to support me. You don’t always have to be strong. Sometimes it helps to have someone look…