20VC: David Tisch on Why High Ownership and Concentration is BS | Why No Manager Actually Wants to Stay Small | Why Competing with the Mega Platforms is a Losing Game | Why the Lean Startup is a Fake?
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
- Published
- October 31, 2026
- Duration
- 1h 16m
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- Last updated
- Oct 31, 2026
Discusses investing.
Summary
David Tisch is the Founder of Box Group, one of the best seed funds of the last decade with early investments in Cursor, Baseten and Clay to name a few. Today the fund invests from two funds, a $275M seed fund and a $275M opportunity fund. AGENDA: 10:40 Why we have less dilution now than ever before 12:50 Why I don't want to compete with the best VCs, and…
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David Tisch is the Founder of Box Group, one of the best seed funds of the last decade with early investments in Cursor, Baseten and Clay to name a few. Today the fund invests from two funds, a $275M seed fund and a $275M opportunity fund. AGENDA: 10:40 Why we have less dilution now than ever before 12:50 Why I don't want to compete with the best VCs, and why it's a trap 16:15 What concentrated funds know but do not admit to 17:25 Why multiple tranched rounds can be good for founders 18:45 Why t
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- investing