Mamoon Hamid
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No, I don't. I don't think we want that at all. We love where we are today. We really do. And I don't try to not BSing you, your longtime friend. And I believe in venture, early stage venture being a beautiful asset class, especially if you can follow the power law and being the few companies that matter. And then you can invest in the very few companies that really matter out of your select fund.
No, I don't. I don't think we want that at all. We love where we are today. We really do. And I don't try to not BSing you, your longtime friend. And I believe in venture, early stage venture being a beautiful asset class, especially if you can follow the power law and being the few companies that matter. And then you can invest in the very few companies that really matter out of your select fund.
And then call it a day. I totally agree.
And then call it a day. I totally agree.
And then call it a day. I totally agree.
Venture is an easy job. It's glamorous. It's all of that except glamorous.
Venture is an easy job. It's glamorous. It's all of that except glamorous.
Venture is an easy job. It's glamorous. It's all of that except glamorous.
It has to be Aaron Levy when I first met him. Why? He brought along with him a wonderful person, Karen Page, because he thought he had to bring on an executive or bring an executive to the first meeting. It was just, he was like hyper nervous, I felt, coming to a VC firm office like in a coat and shirt.
It has to be Aaron Levy when I first met him. Why? He brought along with him a wonderful person, Karen Page, because he thought he had to bring on an executive or bring an executive to the first meeting. It was just, he was like hyper nervous, I felt, coming to a VC firm office like in a coat and shirt.
It has to be Aaron Levy when I first met him. Why? He brought along with him a wonderful person, Karen Page, because he thought he had to bring on an executive or bring an executive to the first meeting. It was just, he was like hyper nervous, I felt, coming to a VC firm office like in a coat and shirt.
But I could tell from that meeting that he had thought about the problem of cloud storage more than, and this is 2007, so like cloud storage was not a thing. more than anyone else. And so for me, it was like an instant I need to invest in this founder, like right away. But it was also just memorable from the other things that were going around.
But I could tell from that meeting that he had thought about the problem of cloud storage more than, and this is 2007, so like cloud storage was not a thing. more than anyone else. And so for me, it was like an instant I need to invest in this founder, like right away. But it was also just memorable from the other things that were going around.
But I could tell from that meeting that he had thought about the problem of cloud storage more than, and this is 2007, so like cloud storage was not a thing. more than anyone else. And so for me, it was like an instant I need to invest in this founder, like right away. But it was also just memorable from the other things that were going around.
A billion in revenue. A billion in revenue. Four and a half billion market cap. Yeah. Yeah, I think growth and profitability. So to my point, do we need to see the reflation for venture to be sustainable or not? I think just getting back to sort of normal historical levels would be good enough.
A billion in revenue. A billion in revenue. Four and a half billion market cap. Yeah. Yeah, I think growth and profitability. So to my point, do we need to see the reflation for venture to be sustainable or not? I think just getting back to sort of normal historical levels would be good enough.
A billion in revenue. A billion in revenue. Four and a half billion market cap. Yeah. Yeah, I think growth and profitability. So to my point, do we need to see the reflation for venture to be sustainable or not? I think just getting back to sort of normal historical levels would be good enough.
You know, one of my favorite investors is Matt Kohler from Benchmark, who I got to see yesterday. I wish he and I were on more boards together.
You know, one of my favorite investors is Matt Kohler from Benchmark, who I got to see yesterday. I wish he and I were on more boards together.
You know, one of my favorite investors is Matt Kohler from Benchmark, who I got to see yesterday. I wish he and I were on more boards together.