The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Figma's 250% Pop - The Greatest IPO Mispricing Ever | Meta and Microsoft Blowout Quarters: Broken Down | Cognition Raises at $15BN and Ramp at $22BN | CRV Downsizing and What It Means for LPs and GPs
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC) interviews the world's greatest venture capitalists with prior guests including Sequoia's Doug Leone and Benchmark's Bill Gurley. Once per week, 20VC Host, Harry Stebbings is also joined by one of the great founders of our time with prior founder episodes from Spotify's Daniel Ek, Linkedin's Reid Hoffman, and Snowflake's Frank Slootman.
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Show Notes
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Agenda:
– The Worst IPO Mis-Pricing Ever: What Really Happened at Figma
– Fidelity vs Founders: How Important is Fidelity When Going Public
– Why Founders Secretly Want a Pop, Even If It Makes Them Look Stupid
– The Truth Behind the $3B Figma "Left on the Table"
– Direct Listings vs IPOs: Should Figma Have Gone Direct
– CEO Compensation is Broken, Brian Halligan Doesn't Hold Back
– The New Normal: Growth Rounds with Elon-Style Moonshot Packages
– Is Canva Next? Why Founders Should "Run, Forrest, Run" to the NASDAQ
– The Case for Going Public: VCs Are a Bigger Pain Than Public Markets
– Can AI Even Work for SMBs? Why No One's Cracked the Code (Yet)
– Meta's Monster Quarter: Growth, Cash Burn, and the Real AI Strategy
– CEO of the Year? Why Jensen Huang Leaves Zuck & Satya in the Dust
– Cognition's $15B Deal & Mass Layoffs: The Most Savage M&A Move of 2025
– Ramp's $22B Raise: Genius Move or Suicide Round?
– CRV Shrinks, Benchmark's Bet, and the Future of Venture Strategy
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