20VC: WTF is Going On in VC? Are VCs Still Investing? How Has What VCs Want in Investments Changed? Are LPs Investing in New Funds? Why VCs That Invest in Public Markets Are Losers? Dec 2023; Will It Be Better Or Worse with Jason Lemkin
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch13 Jan 2023

20VC: WTF is Going On in VC? Are VCs Still Investing? How Has What VCs Want in Investments Changed? Are LPs Investing in New Funds? Why VCs That Invest in Public Markets Are Losers? Dec 2023; Will It Be Better Or Worse with Jason Lemkin

The question is: "are VCs still investing?". Today we are joined by Jason Lemkin; one of the OGs of SaaS of the last decade. As the Founder of SaaStr, he has inspired more SaaS founders than one can imagine building "The World's Largest Community for Business Software." Jason also invests out of the $100M SaaStr Fund and in the past Jason has led rounds into TalkDesk, Pipedrive, Algolia, Gorgias, Salesloft, and many more incredible companies. Prior to founding SaaStr, Jason was the Co-Founder of Echosign, an early e-signature business, funded by Emergence Capital and that was acquired by Adobe for $100M.

In Today's Episode on "Are VCs' Still Investing" We Discuss:

1. What Does it Take To Get Funded Today:

Early-Stage:

  • How has what VCs want in early-stage investments changed in this new environment?
  • Should startups prioritize growth? Profitability? Capital efficiency?
  • How long a runway is sufficient enough for founders to feel comfortable?
  • Why does Jason believe most founders are still deluded that they are fundable?

Growth Stage Companies:

  • Is the growth stage totally dead?
  • What will we see happen to all the companies that raised $50M+ at large valuations that have very little revenue?
  • Why does Jason believe that any operator who joined a $BN company in the past few years will not make any money on their equity? What should they do now?
  • Will we start to see down rounds and structured rounds at the growth stage? If so, when?

Public Markets:

  • Why does Jason believe this is a time unlike any he has seen before?
  • Are we in full recession now in Jason's mind? In Dec 2023, will this be better or worse?
  • Which are the most under-priced assets in the public markets today?
  • Why does Jason believe VCs investing in public markets are losers?

2. Micro Funds Will Be Decimated and LP Behaviour in 2023

  • Why does Jason believe that micro-funds in 2023 will be decimated and unable to raise new funds?
  • How will the majority of LPs approach new fund investments?
  • How will LPs approach re-investing in their existing managers? How has what they need to see changed?

3. Marketing and Sales: We Need To Change Budgets and Targets

  • How should CEOS be changing their marketing budgets in 2023?
  • What are the single biggest mistakes CEOs are making in this downturn with regard to their marketing budget?
  • How do sales targets need to be amended in the face of changing buying patterns?
  • How do the best sales and marketing leaders respond to these changing budgets and targets? How do the worst respond?

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20 VC 002: How to become a VC with Kris Jones

20 VC 002: How to become a VC with Kris Jones

In this session of The Twenty Minute VC, I'm so excited to have the opportunity to interview Kris Jones. Kris has enjoyed an amazing career in the technology industry, founding PepperJam, an internet marketing agency in 1999 and later selling it to Ebay in April of 2010. More recently, Kris has made his transition into the Venture Capital Industry through the founding of an early stage technology investment fund, KBJ Capital, which includes portfolio companies Highlighter.com, French Girls App, ReferLocal.com, LSEO.com and many more incredible companies. In this session you'll learn: Why Kris decided to make the transition from the Startup ecosystem to the world of Venture Capital. How did it feel for Kris, selling his company to Ebay? What was the most important lesson Kris learnt in the journey from having the idea for PepperJam to being acquired by Ebay? What is the key characteristic a Founder must have? What can an individual do to get employed in the Venture Capital industry. Kris is also a prolific writer here are some of his articles, you can check out! Forbes: 15 Steps to Set Your Company Up for a Successful M&A Mashable: 9 Ways Social Media Marketing Will Change in 2014 Citibank: How to Impress a Potential Investor

13 Jan 201522min

20 VC 001: Guy Kawasaki of Apple, Motorola and AllTop.com

20 VC 001: Guy Kawasaki of Apple, Motorola and AllTop.com

Welcome to the 1st episode of The Twenty Minute VC, on today's show we have Guy Kawasaki, Guy is the Founding Partner of Garage Technology Ventures, a seed & early stage venture capital fund investing in extraordinary entrepreneurs with unique technologies. Previously, he was Chief Evangelist of Apple Inc and an advisor to the Motorala Business Unit of Google. Guy is also the author of many best selling books including the recent best seller, The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users. In this episode we delve into: Why Guy made the transition into the VC industry? What is the most important aspect for a startup to have? What drives Guy insane about startup founders today? What books Guy gives to aspiring entrepreneurs? What software & apps Guy cannot live without? We then finish on a quick fire round where we discover Guy's thoughts on the future of Amazon, Tesla and whether we really are in the midst of a tech bubble. All of the products mentioned in todays show can be found at www.thetwentyminutevc.com If you love the show, please do leave a review on the iTunes store and don't forget to subscribe!

13 Jan 201519min

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