Achieved Dot FM Podcast - I'm So Excited for This One

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The acquired LP show is not investment advice and the show is for informational And entertainment purposes only Oh, man, I'm so excited for this one. There's so much Silicon Valley history and I feel like we covered Sequoia we covered injuries and there's this missing gap in between the two of them This is benchmark. I hope we can do it justice. I'm so pumped Okay to understand benchmark We start in the 1990s in Silicon Valley But I don't think you can actually start with benchmark you have to start with another firm are you going TV? You should tweet it at us at acquired FM and we will reshare some of our favorites. If you are dying for more acquired

Benchmark Capital. We tell the tale of the legendary equal partnership that accomplished something no other venture firm can claim: twice it has produced the highest returning fund of its cycle, each time with a 100% different GP lineup. If ever there were a playbook for successful generational transfer of a generational-defining venture firm, this is it. We spend 3.5+ hours digging into how the dotcom “eBay eBoys” transformed into the rockstar Fab Four of the Uber, Instagram and Snap mobile gold rush (spoiler: not by a straight line!), and what the future holds for Benchmark’s next GP generation. If you’re a student of the venture game from any angle — founder, GP, LP, etc — this is a story you need to tune in for!

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