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You can click on any of the several links in this thread to see that you forgot more than Instagram. I don't have any affection for Sacca, don't know him, don'
by tommynicholas 9y ago
You can click on any of the several links in this thread to see that you forgot more than Instagram.
I don't have any affection for Sacca, don't know him, don't care about him, etc. But he's factually been an incredible investor and it's just weird to see concerted effort to dispute that for no reason. He could be all sorts of negative things but he was a hell of a seed investor and that's in the books and he's got the receipts.
- wand3r 9y agoI have seen almost every interview he's done. Admire a lot about him. Not discrediting him at all, just saying Uber might be too close to call. The one thing I would say is that he is pretty flashy and a bit of a braggard which many are; but going on SharkTank was a bit much. Guy has been super successful objectively my point was just that (to me, subjectively) it sort of feels like he's an entertainer more than an investor and values the fame and spotlight more than tech. Obviously his motivation doesn't matter vs. The track record but if I am critical of him it's just that it feels off vs. people like Steve Jurvetson or Horowitz who value innovation, technology and are happy to promote that above themselves
- snarf 9y agoHe is naturally a bit puffed up and that was a common critique of him from back in the Google days. I think this personality type is somewhat common among successful seed investors where being a "tech personality" helps with getting deal flow. Name brand institutional investors like Jurvetson and Horowitz don't need to rely on such tricks for deal flow.
- wand3r 9y agoFor what it's worth I think Steve Jurvetson is the smartest investor in the biz.