Venture Capital and Startup Investing by Harry Stebbings
Overpaying sales staff leads to higher performance, Harry Stebbings argues
Harry Stebbings advocates for paying sales representatives above market rates to secure top talent and drive higher output. He explains that by offering up to twice what a standard sales ...
Harry Stebbings: ElevenLabs seen as $22 billion investment opportunity
Harry Stebbings raises the question of investing in ElevenLabs at a $22 billion valuation. He highlights the company's impressive expansion in a competitive landscape and its role as a key ...
Salesforce acquires Listen Labs for $2 billion and OpenAI hits $70 billion run rate, Harry Stebbings notes
Harry Stebbings recaps a highly active week in the technology sector, highlighting major corporate moves and industry developments. He points to the ongoing competition between Factory and ...
Harry Stebbings: Tranched rounds may indicate bubble behavior in investment cycles
Harry Stebbings questions whether tranched rounds are a sign of a market bubble. He outlines a pattern in investment cycles, suggesting that cycles progress from innovators to imitators and ...
Crusoe builds diverse chip product portfolio, Harry Stebbings notes
Harry Stebbings discusses how Crusoe is constructing a portfolio of financially returning chip products. He outlines that Crusoe is engaging in a variety of deals involving the compute assets it ...
Harry Stebbings: Seed rounds remain $2M to $3M for startups
Harry Stebbings states that seed rounds for startups should still be in the range of $2 million to $3 million. He argues that founders are able to accomplish as much with $2 million to $3 million ...
Revenue over 28 days multiplied by 13 for annualization, Harry Stebbings notes
Harry Stebbings examines methods for calculating revenue, focusing on an approach that takes revenue from the last 28 days and multiplies it by 13 to estimate an annual figure. He emphasizes the ...
Harry Stebbings: Higgsfield reports $1 billion ARR in 18 months with $4 million monthly model spend
Harry Stebbings shares insights from an upcoming show featuring Alex Mashrabov. He reports that Higgsfield achieved $1 billion in annual recurring revenue in just 18 months, surpassing the growth ...
Passion returns $2 billion on $18 million, Harry Stebbings notes
Harry Stebbings highlights the extraordinary investment outcome achieved by Passion, which reportedly turned $18 million into $2 billion. He emphasizes that these results are remarkable and ...
Harry Stebbings: Higgsfield reaches $1 billion in annual recurring revenue
Harry Stebbings announced that Higgsfield has reached $1 billion in annual recurring revenue. He also mentioned that a new 20VC episode featuring Alex Mashrabov will be released on Monday next ...
Venture market sees unhealthy surge in rapid rounds, Harry Stebbings warns
Harry Stebbings raises concerns about the current state of the venture market, describing it as more frothy than ever. He notes that while outcomes are growing larger and enthusiasm is high, the ...
Harry Stebbings: Fomo reaches $500 million in revenue in record time
Harry Stebbings shares that one of his investments, fomo, has hit $500 million in revenue faster than any previous company he has backed. He also describes fomo as one of the most under-discussed ...
Robinhood might shift IPOs toward retail participation, Harry Stebbings notes
Harry Stebbings discusses how Robinhood could disrupt the traditional IPO landscape by allowing retail investors to play a primary role in driving IPOs. He suggests that increasing retail ...
Harry Stebbings: Building manager frustration as a signal of company growth
Harry Stebbings suggests that one strong indicator of a company’s momentum is its impact on the building manager in its office space. He observes that companies whose employees stay late, ...
Investor receives detailed update following company closure, Harry Stebbings reveals
Harry Stebbings shared that a company he had invested in recently shut down. According to Stebbings, the company's founder sent a comprehensive email to investors explaining the situation. In ...
Harry Stebbings: NVIDIA reports strong quarter and acquires Hugging Face, Instinct valued at $2.5 billion
Harry Stebbings highlights what he calls the most important weekly podcast for understanding trends in technology. This week, topics include NVIDIA delivering an impressive quarter and acquiring ...
ClickHouse grows from open source to $200M revenue in four years, Harry Stebbings notes
Harry Stebbings highlights the rapid growth story of ClickHouse, which began as an open-source project and quickly became one of the fastest-growing database products. According to Stebbings, ...
Harry Stebbings: Cost of living in San Francisco requires $500,000 annual salary
Harry Stebbings highlights the financial realities of living in San Francisco, stating that an annual salary of $500,000 is needed just to get by. He points out that rents for one-bedroom ...
Sequoia invested in Citadel Securities via strategic ties, Harry Stebbings reveals
Harry Stebbings describes how Sequoia became the first outside investor in Citadel Securities, led by Ken Griffin. Stebbings notes that the investment was secured through Konstantine, who built a ...
Harry Stebbings: OpenRouter acquisition makes sense for Stripe
Harry Stebbings comments on why the acquisition of OpenRouter by Stripe is a logical move. He points out that Stripe has a strong track record with acquisitions, including in its push into ...
Uber mobility revenue plunged by $84 percent during Covid, Harry Stebbings notes
Harry Stebbings highlights that Uber stopped investing in autonomous vehicles after the company’s mobility business lost 84 percent of its top line in just three weeks during Covid. He adds that ...
