a16z's $20BN Fund & Founders Fund's $4.6BN & Why Josh Kushner Has Mastered the Game

Jason Lemkin is one of the leading SaaS investors of the last decade with a portfolio including the likes of Algolia, Talkdesk, Owner, RevenueCat, Saleloft and more.

Rory O’Driscoll is a General Partner @ Scale where he has led investments in category leaders such as Bill.com (BILL), Box (BOX), DocuSign (DOCU), and WalkMe (WKME), among others.

In Today’s Episode We Discuss:

- What is Wrong with Billionaires on Twitter: Are They Depressed?

- Why Does product Market Fit Mean Less Than Ever

- Why is Venture Capital More Risky Than Ever and No One is Discussing It

- Will Private Equity Save a Generation of SaaS Companies and VCs

- a16z’s $20BN Fund: Seriously?

- Why Josh Kushner and Thrive Capital are Masters of the World

- Why is Seed Investing for Suckers

- Why Are $50 Million Seed Funds Useless

- Founders Fund Raises $4.6BN: Analysis

- How Will LPs Change Their Approach to Venture in the Next Five Years

- When Will IPOs Comeback?

-Why Does it Not Make Sense for the Best Companies to IPO

- Lost Ethics and Morals in Founder Secondaries and Term Sheets

- Quick-Fire: OpenAI, Cursor, Deel vs Rippling