# @20vc on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=b5fTnZRsuhI
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/41048645-20vc-youtube
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/96afb8cb6a.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-01-12T15:01:10.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** 20VC with Harry Stebbings (@20vc) — https://gondola.cc/20vc

## Caption

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.
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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
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## Stats

- **Views:** 14,091
- **Likes:** 247
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- **Comments:** 19

## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 20VC with Harry Stebbings | @20vc | https://gondola.cc/20vc | Podcast |

## Tags

revenue, founders, harrystebbings, vc, megafunds, a16z, investing, alexrampell, 20vc

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