David Hornik

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How I Invest with David Weisburd · E312: The Power Law of Reputation in Venture Capital · 25 Feb 2026 podcast

too hard.

I said to him, the engine is running too hot.

And even though you've had extraordinary outcome to date, at some point, the engine blows.

And so I think it's always a balancing act, but I would choose EQ before I choose IQ.

To me, it is all about the people, right?

I have said no to some of the bigger companies in the world.

And of course, I regret that because from an economic standpoint, that was a bad decision.

But there's nothing I could have told myself in year one that would have gotten me to say yes to those companies that I think would have been good advice.

right the reason i didn't fund those companies was i had good reasons that were and you know i turned out to be um that those things were not determinative but it doesn't wouldn't have changed how i'd behave right people relationship based style of investing is it something that took a while to really prove itself did you ever have doubts that it might be the wrong strategy

I didn't care because it was the only way I was going to engage in the business.

So I think every young venture investor, first early venture investor has doubts.

If you don't, you're crazy.

I had a moment at five years into the venture business, I came home, we had four kids, put the kids to bed, sat down with my wife and I said to her,

you know, I came to a realization today that five years into the venture business, it's not obvious that I'm a good VC, but it is obvious that I'm no longer qualified to be an attorney, you know?

And she said, wow, shouldn't you have thought about that?

And I said, yeah, I probably should have thought about that.

And she said, well, that's not my problem.

Go be a good VC.

I was like on it.

You know, uh, I think you, you're the venture business.

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