Village Global Podcast Brett Berson and Phin Barnes on Lessons Learned From Over a Decade at First Round Capital
Jan 14, 2020
01:16:10
Phin Barnes (@phineasb) and Brett Berson (@brettberson), partners at First Round Capital, join Erik on this episode.
They discuss:
- Why when First Round was started VC was mainly an “anti-network business.”
- How the needs of founders and companies have evolved since First Round was started.
- The four phases of a company and when to think about raising funds.
- How to think about price as an investor.
- What, in their opinion, are the predictors of founder success.
- Some of the projects and initiatives they’ve worked on at First Round.
- How they get up to speed quickly on different spaces.
- The future of the firm.
Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform.
Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.
Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global and is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg. Grace Chen is our audio engineer and the show is produced by Brett Bolkowy.
They discuss:
- Why when First Round was started VC was mainly an “anti-network business.”
- How the needs of founders and companies have evolved since First Round was started.
- The four phases of a company and when to think about raising funds.
- How to think about price as an investor.
- What, in their opinion, are the predictors of founder success.
- Some of the projects and initiatives they’ve worked on at First Round.
- How they get up to speed quickly on different spaces.
- The future of the firm.
Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform.
Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.
Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global and is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg. Grace Chen is our audio engineer and the show is produced by Brett Bolkowy.