Rory O'Driscoll

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28,979 appearances 54 recordings 3 series first heard Dec 2025 last heard 17 Sep

Rory O'Driscoll’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 54 in all, peaking in Jul 2026 with 10.

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They couldn't raise the two billion in this environment. voice-verified

Not being critical, but it just showed that uh infinity. voice-verified

For a seed investor in poolside. voice-verified

Listen, first of all, let's step back. voice-verified

Seed has a weird definition today. voice-verified

Seeds could be at a billion or two billion pre or post, right? voice-verified

I you know, 15x sounds good for a later stage investor, and and I know for ski it scales scale, that's a good outcome, right? voice-verified

But for a true seed investor, it's not gonna you're not gonna get a fund returner out of a 15x. voice-verified

Listen, if you're a personal investor, it's fine. voice-verified

But if you've got a seed fund and you and you're investing, it just a reminder, if you're investing. voice-verified

at some of these valuations, it may not be enough. voice-verified

You need your, you're not gonna get your 50 or 100 X out of out of 9 billion. voice-verified

15X. voice-verified

No, I'm saying 9 billion isn't enough of an exit for seed investments today. voice-verified

I agree, but it's not enough. voice-verified

9 billion doesn't clear the bar for seed investing in 2026. voice-verified

That's the idea. voice-verified

the dilution is epic these days too, right? voice-verified

That's my point. voice-verified

You can get 15x out of your pullside, of course, was not a failure. voice-verified

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