Alex Rampell
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Podcast Appearances
It's like, all right,
It's like, all right,
I wanted 20% in an A round for a company that doesn't have that much traction because I'm at Andreessen Horowitz and I've got this big fund and everything else.
I wanted 20% in an A round for a company that doesn't have that much traction because I'm at Andreessen Horowitz and I've got this big fund and everything else.
And then it's like, no, no, they're going to do a 15% round or whatever.
And then it's like, no, no, they're going to do a 15% round or whatever.
It's like, oh, fuck that.
It's like, oh, fuck that.
I don't want to do that deal.
I don't want to do that deal.
And then it's like, holy shit, they've run away with the market.
And then it's like, holy shit, they've run away with the market.
This is the market leader.
This is the market leader.
I'm not going to be stupid.
I'm not going to be stupid.
I'm not going to just say, this is why actually, by the way, I love talking to investors because investors, most humans do not have the capability to admit that they were wrong.
I'm not going to just say, this is why actually, by the way, I love talking to investors because investors, most humans do not have the capability to admit that they were wrong.
They just want to say I'm right, I'm saying I'm right.
They just want to say I'm right, I'm saying I'm right.