David Hornik

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392 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Feb 2026 last heard 25 Feb

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

When my partners hired me into the venture business, they said, David,

This is an extremely individualistic business.

We are a partnership.

We'll help you make good decisions.

But in the end, you're going to live and die by your capacity to be successful and by the decisions you make and the information you bring us and the things you do.

And so are you comfortable with that?

Can you get comfortable with that?

um and i was a cocky young guy and i said to this one particular investor look you've been wildly successful and and so and i don't mean any offense by this but if i had to choose between betting on you or betting on me i'd bet on me

And he laughed and was like, okay, whatever.

And then he hired me.

I have made a few mistakes where I have invested in people that I should have known to not invest in.

And I did not show the discipline I should have to get to process to make sure I understood in whom I was investing.

And that's the biggest thing I would change.

And I change it today.

Double click on that.

I can tell you now that I will never fund entrepreneurs until I have had dinner with them.

I won't.

I can be as excited about your business.

I can think you're a smartest human alive.

I can think you're building great stuff.

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