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Can You Still Win in Venture Without a $1BN Fund? Menlo’s Venky Ganesan on the New Rules of VC

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Reflexivity mentions technique

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"One thing we know from Soros is that all reflexivity will eventually stop. We just don't know how and when."

From: Can You Still Win in Venture Without a $1BN Fund? Menlo’s Venky Ganesan on the New Rules of VC • ▶ 12:36 • Oct 5, 2026

All-In Podcast mentions media

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"She said this has trumped the All-In podcast as my number one show."

From: Can You Still Win in Venture Without a $1BN Fund? Menlo’s Venky Ganesan on the New Rules of VC • ▶ 1:10:58 • Oct 5, 2026

Coinbase mentions software

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"If you really want to engage in political activism, then Coinbase is not the place for you because we do not want to have political dialogue here."

From: Can You Still Win in Venture Without a $1BN Fund? Menlo’s Venky Ganesan on the New Rules of VC • ▶ 57:47 • Oct 5, 2026

Snapchat mentions software

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"Evan is a product genius. There's no question about that, right? And his vision for Snapchat and what he's executed..."

From: Can You Still Win in Venture Without a $1BN Fund? Menlo’s Venky Ganesan on the New Rules of VC • ▶ 54:56 • Oct 5, 2026

Higgsfield mentions software

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"You look at Higgsfield, my partner Amy, she killed it. We got 15% of the company for a $5 million check."

From: Can You Still Win in Venture Without a $1BN Fund? Menlo’s Venky Ganesan on the New Rules of VC • ▶ 26:50 • Oct 5, 2026

Benchmark mentions other

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"Benchmark I think is super hard to beat... they are just a beast."

From: Can You Still Win in Venture Without a $1BN Fund? Menlo’s Venky Ganesan on the New Rules of VC • ▶ 1:06:16 • Oct 5, 2026

Bessemer mentions other

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"I think they are super disciplined. So if I could invest outside of Menlo, I would invest in Bessemer."

From: Can You Still Win in Venture Without a $1BN Fund? Menlo’s Venky Ganesan on the New Rules of VC • ▶ 1:05:38 • Oct 5, 2026

Plaxo mentions software

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"I was a young board member on a company called Plaxo, which had an incredible board."

From: Can You Still Win in Venture Without a $1BN Fund? Menlo’s Venky Ganesan on the New Rules of VC • ▶ 20:54 • Oct 5, 2026

Anthropic mentions software

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"We have hit 20% on one company. Anthropic."

From: Can You Still Win in Venture Without a $1BN Fund? Menlo’s Venky Ganesan on the New Rules of VC • ▶ 28:08 • Oct 5, 2026

Avanex mentions negative other

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"It drops 90% and I think I sell it for around $8 to $9,000. So I call it the most important lesson I learned from a 90% loss."

From: Can You Still Win in Venture Without a $1BN Fund? Menlo’s Venky Ganesan on the New Rules of VC • ▶ 1:42 • Oct 5, 2026

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