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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…

For anyone with a dream that feels impossibly far away. I started 20VC from a bedroom in London, as an 18 year old with no money and no VC contacts. I wrote three names of three VCs I dreamt of having on 20VC. Last night, I ticked another of the three off the list with Marc Andreessen joining 20VC. 10 years an…

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…

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.…

An entire generation of mid-level managers is about to lose their jobs. Spoke to a CRO of a hot Series B startup yesterday: “We don’t have the knowledge internally to implement AI and agents into our process.” Toast. You are toast. That is unacceptable. Everyone can learn. There is zero excuse for the above.…