Podbit · The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
Pro rata rights sound like a founder-friendly perk, but Frankel calls it 'the original sin.' It's a call option against the entrepreneur — not for them. Founder Collective has always had to work to earn the right to put in more money, and they've never led a follow-on round in their entire history.
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With Benchmark, A16Z, and even the most disciplined growth funds raising billions, Harry asks directly: is Founder Collective really not tempted? Frankel admits the tension is real and recurring. But the answer always comes back to the same fact: the GP is the largest LP. No external investor has more skin in the game than the partners themselves. When you're aligned that way, the calculus on fund size becomes entirely about return multiples, not management fees. Frankel also notes that the firm has been deeply disciplined about DPI — how much real cash comes back to investors — and that growing the fund size makes that discipline structurally harder. He also reflects honestly on what they've left on the table: had they followed on in Uber, Coupang, or Suno at Series A, the absolute dollar returns would be higher, though he doubts the fund multiple would be better.
In recent Founder Collective funds, the GP (David Frankel and partners) are the single largest LP — more than any external investor — ensuring deep alignment with entrepreneurs.
Kevin Roose and Casey Newton are leaving the NYT's 'Hard Fork' after catching 'founderitis' — the Silicon Valley affliction that turns middle-aged men into startup founders. They're launching an independent, YouTube-first podcast covering AI at least twice a week, with Kara Swisher named its 'podmother.'
Spotify is reportedly testing a skip-ahead button that automatically jumps users past ad segments in podcasts. Kevin Roose calls it a fail and a threat to the ad-supported podcast business model — though Kara Swisher suspects Spotify will walk it back.
A sanitation worker making $75K, married just 2 months ago, is drowning in $41K of debt with no budget and no plan. Dave and Jade tell him to use his $5,000 in wedding gift money to wipe out the credit cards tonight and build a budget before bed.
$600K in retirement accounts at 53 doubles to $1.2M by 60 and $2.4M by 70 — even with zero additional contributions. Candy is worried for no reason; her real job is to pay off the $200K mortgage she's about to take in 4–5 years.
Making $10K–$11K a month at 19 should be a launchpad, not a trap. But without a separate business account, no tax reserve, and eating out 7 nights a week, Skyler is broke. Dave walks him through the entire system: business account, 25% tax set-aside, personal pay, and EveryDollar.
Every dollar from a client goes into the business account. Subtract expenses. What's left is profit. Keep 25% for quarterly taxes. The rest is your paycheck. This simple separation is the entire system — and it tells you exactly what you can afford to live on.
If you wouldn't borrow $81K against your paid-for house to hold more cash, then you should pay off the car. The savings account earns less than the loan costs, and the 'what if' fear driving the resistance is a feeling — not a fact. Turn on the lights and check for the boogeyman.
If you already owned your home free and clear, would you go borrow $81K against it just to have more cash? No. So pay it off. Greg is a millionaire who got there by avoiding debt — this car is the last remnant of a habit he already killed.
When your kitchen is gutted, a contractor has 90% of your renovation budget, mold is spreading, and your manager just said your group isn't safe — the first move is job hunting, not mold remediation. Get bids, preserve cash, and go get a new job before the layoff is official.
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