David Tisch is the Founder of Box Group, one of the best seed funds of the last decade with early investments in Cursor, Baseten and Clay to name a few. Today the fund invests from two funds, a $275M seed fund and a $275M opportunity fund.
AGENDA:
10:40 Why we have less dilution now than ever before
12:50 Why I don't want to compete with the best VCs, and why it's a trap
16:15 What concentrated funds know but do not admit to
17:25 Why multiple tranched rounds can be good for founders
18:45 Why the Lean Startup was a total fake
28:55 Why LPs are frustrated by a market that we can't change
31:50 What is the single best-returning investment in the history of BoxGroup?
33:15 Why fund returners are not always obvious in the early years
40:05 Why funding consumer brands at seed no longer makes sense for venture
42:00 Rogo, the now $2B company, got passed on by 39 out of 40 investors
45:40 Why the marketing message that pro rata is not a right is BS
1:01:50 Why we do not allow negativity in the investment decision-making process
1:03:00 The true magic of early-stage venture capital
1:04:35 Why YC has the best business model in all of venture