Alex Rampell

It just game over.

It just game over.

Well, I mean, there are a lot of deals that we lose because we're not willing to kind of go the distance on price.

Well, I mean, there are a lot of deals that we lose because we're not willing to kind of go the distance on price.

That is a common thing where it's like, did we really lose it?

That is a common thing where it's like, did we really lose it?

Like this has happened to us a number of times.

Like this has happened to us a number of times.

It's like, all right, we want to do the deal.

It's like, all right, we want to do the deal.

And this is, again, like consensus and non-consensus, a lot of times the difference is just on price or ownership, right?

And this is, again, like consensus and non-consensus, a lot of times the difference is just on price or ownership, right?

If we had shown up and said, hey, we'll do 10% of this company for an A round, we could win every deal.

If we had shown up and said, hey, we'll do 10% of this company for an A round, we could win every deal.

It's actually, I think, one of the competing elements that has shown up.

It's actually, I think, one of the competing elements that has shown up.

I'm interested to watch how Standard Capital does.

I'm interested to watch how Standard Capital does.

This is kind of the YC offshoot, where I'm going to take 10%.

This is kind of the YC offshoot, where I'm going to take 10%.