Vator held its second annual Post Seed event on Tuesday, in partnership with Bullpen Capital and Venture51, and it couldn't have been better. Not only were the panelists, and all of our presenting companies great, but so were all of our audience members, who helped us to preserved the memory of the event on Twitter forever.
Session One – John Doerr (Kleiner Perkins) Keynote, moderated by Paul Martino (Bullpen Capital)
Kicking things off with the great @johndoerr #postseedconf pic.twitter.com/iRoyszwhWx
— Josh Maher (@JoshMaher) December 1, 2015
#postseedconf @johndoerr on stage made 30 series A investments in 2 yrs. On signaling. .deal with it!!
— Jennifer Zanich (@jenz) December 1, 2015
I've heard @johndoerr present many times, his talk today was his most insightful & impressive I've seen. TY #postseedconf @foundersden
— Gregory Miller (@gregorymiller) December 1, 2015
Session Two – What happens when the music stops?
Moderator: Alastair Goldfisher (Venture Capital Journal); Panelists: Jenny Fielding (Techstars), Rebecca Lynn (Canvas Venture Fund), Andre Gharakhanian (Silicon Legal Strategy), Paige Craig (Arena Ventures), Satya Patel (Homebrew)
"Raise now. Raise as much as you can!" --@jefielding at #postseedconf pic.twitter.com/O8WsCnIipf
— Gerrit Hall (@gerrithall) December 1, 2015
@satyap says future is "show don't tell" for gaining #Seed #seriesA #funding tough road, clients want #free #VC #entrepreneur #postseedconf
— Patrick Giblin (@patgiblin) December 1, 2015
It's never been easier to become a VC. In the coming years, it's going be be incredible hard to stay one - @satyap #postseedconf
— ethanaustin (@ethanaustin) December 1, 2015
Session Three – Founders Lessons Learned
Moderator: Duncan Davidson (Bullpen Capital); Panelists: Josh Viner (Wag), Matt Munson (Twenty/20), Marcelo Camberos (Ipsy), Alex Chung (Giphy), Aaron Batalion (Lightspeed Venture Partners)
"Wait for established companies to die" --Alex Chung of @giphy on startup hiring hacks // #postseedconf pic.twitter.com/AsipRVoO4U
— RezScore (@RezScore) December 1, 2015
@citizenofcambe awesome hearing you speak at #postseedconf
— Ivka Adam (@CAivka) December 1, 2015
Hiring for startups: can you road trip w/ this person? Do you want them in your band? If no, don't hire. @giffyapp Alex Chung #postseedconf
— Courtney Young-Law (@cyounglaw) December 1, 2015
Session Four – Making the cut
Moderator: Connie Loizos (StrictlyVC); Panelists: Jenny Lefcourt (Freestyle.vc), Jamie Davidson (Redpoint), Larry Marcus (Walden Venture Capital), Eric Wiesen (Bullpen), Peter Pham (Science)
Post Seed Conference. Great event at an unusual but cool venue, Ruby Skye in San Francisco #postseedconf pic.twitter.com/vojswpwJ6Z
— Eneko Knörr (@enekoknorr) December 1, 2015
"not a bubble burst, reality just checking back in; postseed cos need to focus on what they will accomplish" @jennylefcourt #postseedconf
— Michael Ortega (@MichaelOrtegaSF) December 1, 2015
Peter Pham: When you go out for a big round, go out for a post-money at 60% of what you originally thought you'd get. #PostSeedConf
— Semil (@semil) December 1, 2015
Session Five – Post-Seed CEOs
Moderator: Cory Johnson (Bloomberg); Panelists: Eric Jennings (Filament), Drew Uher (Homelight), Matt Straz (Namely), Sunil Rajaraman (Scripted), Scot Chisholm (Classy)
#postseedconf pic.twitter.com/bduZyB3DFk
— Peter Conte (@peterconte) December 1, 2015
CEO @scotchisholm @classy on tightening your pitch: telling your vision is easy, focus story on your most impressive metric #postseedconf
— Michael Ortega (@MichaelOrtegaSF) December 1, 2015
#postseedconf @erictj "If only 1% get funded, your business has to be better than 99% of the companies they see."
— Peter Conte (@peterconte) December 1, 2015
Session Six – Alfred Lin (Sequoia Capital); moderated by Bambi Francisco (Vator)
@Alfred_Lin at #postseedconf talking about @zappos @sequoia and the current state of the market pic.twitter.com/4Ff9qHxZ6B
— Darren Craft (@DarrenCraft) December 1, 2015
Missing Uber was failure on our part, says Sequoia's Alfred Lin. We were too smart for our own good. Didn't see market #postseedconf
— mgboz (@mgboz) December 1, 2015
If you negotiate the headline valuation, you better understand the terms and downside better than your investors @Alfred_Lin #postseedconf
— Josh Maher (@JoshMaher) December 1, 2015
Session Seven – What Unicorns looked like at Series A/Post-Seed
Moderator: Alex Konrad (Forbes); Panelists: Tod Francis (Shasta Ventures), Jed Katz (Javelin Venture Partners), Christine Herron (Intel), Tom Loverro (IVP), Matt Mazeo (Lowercase Capital)
What unicorns looked like at Series A @Mazzeo @christine @todfrancis @JedKatz @tomloverro @alexkonrad #postseedconf pic.twitter.com/6tL4KbYx7a
— Courtney Fisher (@CDFisher01) December 1, 2015
.@tomloverro: it's hard to explain what makes a founder great, but you just know. #postseedconf
— Mert Salur (@mertsalur) December 1, 2015
What did unicorns look like at Series A? Like virtually any other company. All other answers are correlation not causation. #postseedconf
— ned renzi (@NedRenzi) December 1, 2015
Session Eight – Scott Kupor (Haystack); Moderator: Scott Kupor (Andreessen Horowitz)
The way @a16z operates and looks at the investment landscape is fascinating. @skupor & @semil #postseedconf pic.twitter.com/nhZDx3zK2a
— Niv Dror (@Nivo0o0) December 1, 2015
@skupor saying @a16z is doing more #seed investing? Many see them stepping OUT of #seed #VC game after dipping in briefly #postseedconf
— Patrick Giblin (@patgiblin) December 1, 2015
Early stage: Team > Product & Traction (by a wide margin) via @skupor @semil #postseedconf
— Anand Iyer (@ai) December 1, 2015
Session Nine – Vinod Khosla (Khosla Ventures); Moderated by Bambi Francisco (Vator)
"A company becomes the people it hires." - @vkhosla at #postseedconf pic.twitter.com/yeV6bfutj1
— Darren Craft (@DarrenCraft) December 1, 2015
"Be a VC you should be an entrepreneur yourself. If you don't do it you dont understand how scary it is" @vkhosla #TRUTH Wow...#postseedconf
— 451 Degrees (@451Degrees) December 2, 2015
Stop & read the @vkhosla quotes from today's #postseedconf He's saying all the real things most people are scared to say. Love it
— John Fazzolari (@fazz) December 2, 2015
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