a16z's $15BN Fundraise with Alex Rampell & The Best Founders Materialise Capital, Customers and Labour

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.

In Today's Episode We Discuss:

• How to Do 5x on a $15BN Fund Pool?

• What Two Groups of Funds Will Win the Next Decade in VC?

• What Three Things Are the Best Founders Able to Do?

• The Best Companies Have Hostages, Not Customers

• The Two Types of Deals You Want To Do In VC

• The Importance of Founder/Capital Fit

• Multiple Successive Rounds Are Dangerous… Here is Why?

• Challenges of High Valuations

• The Importance of Ownership in Deals

• Is Triple, Triple, Double, Double Dead

• Advice on Selling Companies

• What is the Future of Venture Capital