Alex Rampell is a General Partner at Andressen Horowitz, where he leads their $1.7BN apps fund. Just last week, a16z announced they had raised $15BN for their latest funds, over 20% of all capital raised by venture firms. At a16z, Alex has led deals into Plaid, Mercury and OpenDoor to name a few.
———————————————–
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:26 How to Do 5x on a $15BN Fund Pool?
04:15 What Two Groups of Funds Will Win the Next Decade in VC?
15:13 What Three Things Are the Best Founders Able to Do?
20:35 The Best Companies Have Hostages, Not Customers
32:15 The Two Types of Deals You Want To Do In VC
37:18 The Importance of Founder/Capital Fit
40:20 Multiple Successive Rounds Are Dangerous… Here is Why?
44:01 The Importance of Ownership in Deals
57:19 Is Triple, Triple, Double, Double Dead?
58:46 Advice on Selling Companies
01:08:42 Quick-Fire Round
01:13:26 What is the Future of Venture Capital
———————————————–
Subscribe on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/show/3j2KMcZTtgTNBKwtZBMHvl?si=85bc9196860e4466
Subscribe on Apple Podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-twenty-minute-vc-20vc-venture-capital-startup/id958230465
Follow Harry Stebbings on X:
https://twitter.com/HarryStebbings
Follow Alex Rampell on X:
https://twitter.com/arampell
Follow 20VC on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/20vchq
Follow 20VC on TikTok:
https://www.tiktok.com/@20vc_tok
Visit our Website:
https://www.20vc.com
Subscribe to our Newsletter:
https://www.thetwentyminutevc.com/contact
———————————————–
#20vc #harrystebbings #alexrampell #a16z #vc #founders #revenue #megafunds #investing
source
