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I used to, and then I worked for one. Granted, it wasn't a top tier firm, but I hobnobbed with plenty of partners from actual top tier firms and came to realize
by saosebastiao 11y ago
I used to, and then I worked for one. Granted, it wasn't a top tier firm, but I hobnobbed with plenty of partners from actual top tier firms and came to realize they are all pretty much the same. They are all cowboys that try to act like visionaries and sages, and either peter out or get lucky with a big exit, because a single big exit from your first fund is enough to guarantee the rest of your career.
If I got an offer with AH though, I would take it. Hell, as an entrepreneur, I'd probably be skeptical of taking any money that wasn't from AH. They're the only ones that seem to do anything prescient.
- bsmith 11y agoAH == a16z
- mountaineer 11y agoa16z == Andreessen Horowitz
- bsbechtel 11y agoWhat makes a16z so great? I know they have a great reputation, and do a good job marketing themselves, but what are the specifics that really help entrepreneurs?
- saosebastiao 11y agoI started to notice a trend amongst VC partners. They talk a big talk, but most of them are pretty risk averse and will only invest if someone else jumps the gun first. A lot of times, there will be multiple VCs interested in a company but they will bullshit the founders about wanting to invest, and just sit around waiting for someone else to invest so they can jump on the bandwagon. What I find different about AH is that they invest when they want to invest, and don't care if other VCs are interested. Social proof isn't that important to them. And it's pretty crazy...they'll invest in a company that nobody else has been talking about and then out of nowhere the entire VC industry is throwing money at them.