95% of VCs are Worthless - Here's How to Find the Top 5%
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- Опубликовано: 8 июл 2024
- I've raised millions of $ for my startup, worked at a top VC firm myself, and learned a ton at Goldman/Stanford Business School. During all of this time, I've noticed that most VCs are actually pretty mediocre. Meaning - The majority of VCs aren't generating differentiated value.
So today, I wanted to share exactly how to identify the good from the bad - all in hopes of balancing out the power dynamic between Entrepreneurs and VCs.
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Wins Above Replacement
02:55 - Finding a VC is Like Dating
03:55 - Will This VC Truly Hustle for You?
08:25 - Will This VC Actually Add Value?
12:15 - Will This VC Be True to Their Word?
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John if it wasn’t for you I don’t think I would’ve been able to kick off my SaaS startup so smoothly. Just finished seed funding & been watching your videos everyday the whole way through. Keep it up because there’s people like me out there who wait on your vids haha!! Much love
Made my day with your comment Dylan! So pumped to hear about your journey! You got this!
Jay, I work for a principle VC firm. You are 100% right. Any founders watching this video, please take on board everything said. Enter negotiations from an empowered position, not from an indebted one.
Literally the YT video that actually helps me understand which VCs could be a great fit for my SaaS, thanks Jay!
This video hits the nail on the head, and rings especially true of VCs writing smaller checks. If they're writing you a 100-300k seed check, they'll typically spend way more time on the portcos that took 1-5M. This is why angels can be so great - small check sizes, but tons of engagement/value add since they care way more about each individual investment (super important to find the right angel though).
Btw, the email outreach thing is sooo true. There was a period after we had pivoted when we would still get emails that referenced our old company from investors who clearly hadn't even taken the time to visit our website. The lack of effort can be quite mind-boggling.
Love your videos Jay, been following since the beginning!
This comment hits the nail on the head! ESPECIALLY about angels. Couldn't have said it better myself.
And you're right, the lack of effort that some folks give is truly shocking🤯
Really appreciate your continued support Aaron :)
@@jayhoovy Would love to hear you talk more about the angel stage and about how you think about managing the cap table early on. Number of angels, what types of angels to bring onboard (or not), percentage to give away at that early stage etc. Cheers
This is so helpful. Thanks Jay
Amazing value. Thanks for making this video Jay even though you knew it may ruffle some feathers.
Loved this video Jay. Thanks for the real examples and experiences
Terrific video Jay!
Great insight - thanks!
Great! Can t wait to watch it!
Thanks Michael! Always appreciate your comments :)
Great Video 🤩
Love from South Africa
Great vid 🔥 🔥
Real value bringing more subscribers to your channel
This is great value add. Currently prepping for taking external investors for the first time.
You got this Simon!!! Glad I was able to help :) let me know how it goes!
Hey there Jay! I was wondering if the ultimate VC's (the best of the best that feasibly available on a global level) may sometimes may not fully look to demonstrate how interested they are in assisting your company even though in the long term they are the best fit? Thank you, your content is top notch as per custom! :)
Great video.
Nice earrings btw, suited you well ✓
Yooo thank you Kelvin!! Genuinely really appreciate you saying that :)
Amazing insights
you’re a legend
YOU'RE a legend Nico :)
jay just saw u reached 88k subs tgats sooo cool i still remember being yr 1,23kth subscriber . u had interviewed Ryan serhant
Yooo that's about as OG as it gets! Seriously means so much to me. Appreciate you sticking around since the beginning :)
@@jayhoovy yeah Jay happy to see u succeed! hope u hit 100k soon
didn't except that you'd hit 80k soo soon over here but still well done
@@jayhoovy btw jay I sent u a linkedin connect request and u didn't even accept it
do u even use that platform lol
@@elonfc lmfaooooooo
really helpful! thank you!
what about instead of a VC(since i don't need funding), i have a person i can bring on ,that has more than enough experience in my field(Fintech), and i have the abillity to bring him to join my board. given the situation, do you think it's preferred.
Video idea! How is your life changing as you raise more money and increase the valuation of your company? Millionaire on paper (billionaire soon!), but do you get to live like one? Is your quality of life getting better with the higher valuation? Are you getting invited to all the cool parties, or do you have to wait until you have that super successful exit (coming soon, we hope!)? Cheers! and thanks for all the great value you give us :))
great Thumbnail!
Hahaha thank you Jonathan. I was pretty stoked about this one
Hey man,
Love your videos! ❤
Can you make a video about growth channel-how to find them and keep discovering new ones?
saw that you guys were hiring a 7th engineer. How do i get in contact with you or vitali to join the team?
Hey Raymond! All info can be found here on our job board: stanforcreators.notion.site/Stan-Job-Board-b8430f3ca1d44c46b8ba74d5434ff022
When will you drop this VC bro act? 😅
3:40 😭
What’s VC mean
Venture Capital
Hey John love the content. Is it okay if I email you??
Thanks Anderson! Yep! Always!