We're sunsetting PodQuest on 2025-07-28. Thank you for your support!
Export Podcast Subscriptions
cover of episode E141: State of Series A's, VC dry powder, IPO window opens + more with Bill Gurley & Brad Gerstner

E141: State of Series A's, VC dry powder, IPO window opens + more with Bill Gurley & Brad Gerstner

2023/8/11
logo of podcast All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg

All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg

AI Deep Dive AI Chapters Transcript
People
B
Bill Gurley
B
Brad Gerstner
D
David Sacks
一位在房地产法和技术政策领域都有影响力的律师和学者。
Topics
Bill Gurley: 本人仍在Benchmark公司担任九个董事会成员,并少量参与天使投资。目前正与合著者一起撰写一本关于职业规划和成功的书籍,该书部分内容源于其在德克萨斯大学商学院的演讲,主题是如何追求和实现梦想职业。书中将分享其职业生涯的经验教训,并希望能够对许多人产生积极影响。在其职业生涯中,学习历史和广泛的社交网络对他取得成功至关重要。 Brad Gerstner: 阅读史蒂夫·乔布斯的传记,学习其管理技巧,极大地影响了他作为CEO的管理方式。史蒂夫·乔布斯的管理风格,特别是其直接沟通、快速决策和团队参与的方式,对他影响深远。建议先完成书籍写作,再与出版商合作,因为其自身已具备成功经验和读者群体。建议在书中结合技术技巧和个人经历,以增强读者的代入感和理解。从亚历山大·汉密尔顿等历史人物传记中汲取的灵感是:做有意义的事情,并为之努力。 David Sacks: 风险投资市场已触底反弹,但不同轮次的融资情况有所不同。早期融资更容易获得,因为投资者更关注潜力而非实际业绩。未来一到两年,许多在高估值时期融资的公司将面临困境,需要进行重组或破产。尽管宏观经济环境充满挑战,但他们对优质软件公司的投资标准并未改变,只是符合标准的公司数量减少了。由于LP减少投资承诺,未来几年风险投资的资金将减少。尽管市场环境艰难,但一些风投公司仍在进行高估值的投资,这与以往的经济衰退时期有所不同。更多IPO将会出现,原因是清理复杂的股权结构和估值问题,以及软件股票市场估值有所回升。IPO市场正在复苏,但将会出现一些估值较低的IPO,这反映了市场对高估值的修正。风险投资周期具有周期性,其超额收益主要来自于少数几个超级产品市场出现的时期。风投公司获得信息并非通过不正当手段,而是公司主动选择与其合作并提供信息。将风投基金的回报与纳斯达克指数进行比较是不合适的,更合适的基准是QQQ指数。全球变暖导致极端天气事件增多,对全球经济和社会造成严重影响。当前经济形势存在多种可能性,包括硬着陆、软着陆或持续低迷。通货膨胀正在下降,甚至出现通货紧缩的迹象,这可能会影响全球经济。

Deep Dive

Chapters
Bill Gurley discusses his current involvement in venture capital, including his board positions, angel investing, and working on a book.
  • Bill Gurley is still on nine Benchmark boards.
  • He has started doing a handful of angel deals.
  • He is working on a book about chasing and succeeding in your dream job.

Shownotes Transcript

(0:00) Bestie intros: Friedberg's bad haircut

(1:17) Welcome BG^2! Biography recommendations and film talk

(22:27) VC market update: State of Series A's

(33:43) Dry powder misconceptions, marking incentives

(48:57) IPO window starting to open, IPO down rounds, incentives to go public

(1:03:17) Cyclical venture cycles, managing distributions, benchmarking VC performance vs public market

(1:22:26) Tragic Maui wildfires, extreme temperatures

(1:26:11) Macro picture: inflation cools, deflation risk?

Follow the besties:

https://twitter.com/chamath)

https://linktr.ee/calacanis)

https://twitter.com/DavidSacks)

https://twitter.com/friedberg)

https://twitter.com/altcap)

https://twitter.com/bgurley)

Follow the pod:

https://twitter.com/theallinpod)

https://linktr.ee/allinpodcast)

Intro Music Credit:

https://rb.gy/tppkzl)

https://twitter.com/yung_spielburg)

Intro Video Credit:

https://twitter.com/TheZachEffect)

Referenced in the show:

https://youtu.be/xmYekD6-PZ8)

https://www.amazon.com/Setting-Table-Transforming-Hospitality-Business/dp/0060742755)

https://www.amazon.com/Steve-Jobs-Walter-Isaacson/dp/147770146X)

https://www.amazon.com/Elon-Musk-Spanish-Walter-Isaacson/dp/B0CBTHK86N)

https://www.amazon.com/Good-Great-Some-Companies-Others/dp/0066620996)

https://www.amazon.com/Man-Arena-Selected-Writings-Roosevelt/dp/0765306700)

https://www.amazon.com/Shoe-Dog-Memoir-Creator-Nike/dp/1501135910)

https://www.amazon.com/Alexander-Hamilton-Ron-Chernow/dp/1594200092)

https://www.amazon.com/Something-Autobiography-Vintage-Akira-Kurosawa/dp/B0C3D5NDJX)

https://www.amazon.com/Born-Standing-Up-Comics-Martin/dp/B017QUU3EO)

https://www.amazon.com/Writing-Memoir-Craft-Stephen-King/dp/1439193630)

https://www.amazon.com/Autobiography-Malcolm-told-Alex-Haley/dp/0345379756)

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/peterjameswalker_cartadata-seriesa-valuations-activity-7092542118803488768-vOcY)

https://www.theinformation.com/articles/venture-firms-still-writing-small-checks-despite-271-billion-in-dry-powder)

https://twitter.com/bgurley/status/1688605654188224512)

https://finance.yahoo.com/chart/SN)

https://www.google.com/finance/quote/CAVA:NYSE)

https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/SRFM)

https://twitter.com/altcap/status/1686086247029055489)

https://www.wsj.com/articles/university-endowments-mint-billions-in-golden-era-of-venture-capital-11632907802)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hhy7JUinlu0)

https://twitter.com/gokulr/status/1680006171149869056)

https://www.statista.com/statistics/277501/venture-capital-amount-invested-in-the-united-states-since-1995)

https://www.bls.gov/charts/consumer-price-index/consumer-price-index-by-category-line-chart.htm)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-08-10/disinflation-wave-the-bloomberg-open-americas-edition)

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/business/china-economy-inflation.html)

https://twitter.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1689010884062904320)