Alex Rampell is a General Partner at Andressen Horowitz, where he leads their $1.7BN apps fund. Just last week, a16z announced they had raised $15BN for their latest funds, over 20% of all capital raised by venture firms. At a16z, Alex has led deals into Plaid, Mercury and OpenDoor to name a few. ----------------------------------------------- Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:26 How to Do 5x on a $15BN Fund Pool? 04:15 What Two Groups of Funds Will Win the Next Decade in VC? 15:13 What Three Things Are the Best Founders Able to Do? 20:35 The Best Companies Have Hostages, Not Customers 32:15 The Two Types of Deals You Want To Do In VC 37:18 The Importance of Founder/Capital Fit 40:20 Multiple Successive Rounds Are Dangerous… Here is Why? 44:01 The Importance of Ownership in Deals 57:19 Is Triple, Triple, Double, Double Dead? 58:46 Advice on Selling Companies 01:08:42 Quick-Fire Round 01:13:26 What is the Future of Venture Capital ----------------------------------------------- Subscribe on...