Harry Stebbings

Harry Stebbings @HarryStebbings

One change we have made more recently to 20VC. We tailor more questions to what we know what works on Tik Tok. Changing the game. 🚀 — PolitiTweet.org

Harry Stebbings @HarryStebbings

Unpopular opinion: Guaranteed pro rata. What a terrible decision. This is like saying you will love someone no matter what they do. It’s not right. Pro rata should be about “deserves” not reserves. — PolitiTweet.org

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Just checked in with Team 20VC. Since this tweet, across channels we have had 1,248 submissions for this. Just set 20VC Team a deadline here, we will have the top 5 most highlighted published tomorrow. The top 3 will be interviewed on 20VC. 🚀 — PolitiTweet.org

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Another unpopular opinion: Outcome scenario planning. Interesting to do but leads to suboptimal decision-making. You will always underestimate the size of your winners. Outcome scenario planning leads to capped upside thinking and missing the true home runs. — PolitiTweet.org

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If growth stage dealflow was a picture right now… 😂 https://t.co/2MIDjNohMT — PolitiTweet.org

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I don’t like businesses where the core moat or value prop is it is “cheaper”. Race to the bottom businesses worry me. Why am I wrong? What examples go against my thinking? — PolitiTweet.org

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Best VC partnerships are perfect ratio of teacher <> student. Realising, a safe space is key for optimised decision making. Second, there will be times when you do not know & need to be taught. Third, appreciating, they aren’t doing this to humiliate but to make us better. — PolitiTweet.org

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Think everyone loves to shit on Tiger. Their publics, yes, tough. But their privates, they have some great underlying assets. Yes, overpriced. Yes, their numbers will be 💩 for a while. But they have great assets & size in them. Long run, bull on private Tiger. — PolitiTweet.org

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You are never “too busy” to do something. It is just not a priority for you then. And that is fine. Know what is “core” and what is “not core” and be extremely disciplined in sticking to that. — PolitiTweet.org

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I hear alarm bells when founders tell me, I chose this VC because they will help me hire. NO NO NO. The best founders do the hiring. Sure a VC can help but they ain’t hiring your team for you. Get real. The best founders do the hiring. Truth is truth. — PolitiTweet.org

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People are not discussing how changing macro will cause a change in round construction. For last few years, firms have not needed to be collaborative. Some other fund would do the next round, regardless. Now who you have around the table, existing, will matter so much more. — PolitiTweet.org

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Twitter please help: Drink alcohol: Sleep well. Feel good. Train well. Drink no alcohol. Sleep terribly. Feel awful. Train badly. Please fix. 🤷‍♂️ — PolitiTweet.org

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One thing that I think many founders do not understand: When an investor says no. It is often not because it is a bad idea. It can be because the model is just really hard to work at all, let alone at scale and there are easier models to scale, more capital efficiently. — PolitiTweet.org

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I love startups which are look at incumbent customer bases. Then ask: which specific customer segment is being under-served as it is not the incumbent's core business? What can we build/do to make them our core business? Leads to lower CACs, higher NPS, more word of mouth. — PolitiTweet.org

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Fascinating to see the amount of US funds leading early stage European deals right now. They are coming harder than ever. Raising the stakes eh… 😉 — PolitiTweet.org

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What do you know now that you wish you had known at the start of your career. For me: There is no right way to do venture. Only your way. Know your superpower. Lean into it. It is why you will win. What is yours? — PolitiTweet.org

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Two big myths that need clarifying: Work life balance. BS. It doesn’t exist. You can’t have everything. Remote work. BS. You don’t gain the same sense of fulfillment and engagement. If you accept the downsides, fine. Good. But they aren’t the same. — PolitiTweet.org

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Success. What does it mean to me. You can’t be successful at everything. Work life balance. Nonsense. It doesn’t exist. You have to choose to an extent. And that is fine. But you can’t have everything. Choose the slope you want an accelerant on. Then go all in. — PolitiTweet.org

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As a fund manager I always ask myself one core question: We have to create products for our customers. Our customers are founders. What more can we create? How does each subsequent product make the prior product more valuable. 🚀 — PolitiTweet.org

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“The poorest way to face life is to face it with a sneer”. The biggest lost opportunity as a VC is when you think you know better. You have to approach every opportunity with an open mind, always removing past bias and prejudice on a space or market. — PolitiTweet.org

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One lesson I have really learned is so much of winning a deal as a VC: Is the comms between the calls. The call is crucial, yes. But the follow up, the questions, the messages of support, suggestion, intros, improvement. That is where the deal is won and lost. — PolitiTweet.org

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One of the things I always say to my content team at 20VC. DSS: Don’t ship shit. Yes, we may have deadlines. Yes we may have pressures. But most importantly we made a promise to every listener that each episode will provide value. Never move on customer promise. — PolitiTweet.org

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Sitting in the studio at 11:30PM on Sunday, as I am every Sunday. High performance is simple. It is consistency. Day in day out, showing up, doing the work, doing what you said you would do, delivering on the promise you gave to your customers. Add in luck and joy and 🔥 — PolitiTweet.org

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The downvote, the downvote. Are you fucking kidding me. All we have wanted for 10 years is a sodding “Edit” button… 😂 — PolitiTweet.org

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One of life’s biggest joys is the recognition that we are all just a little crazy. The question is… How are you crazy? Then the real human, open and honest conversation can begin. 🚀 — PolitiTweet.org

Harry Stebbings @HarryStebbings

The joy of life comes from realizing that everyone is just a little bit crazy. The question is; How are you crazy? Once you understand and explain this, then we have a real human conversation. — PolitiTweet.org

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When I was 14 my mother was diagnosed with MS. Feeling helpless, I wanted to do something, anything. I created Making Solutions. A charity which sells merchandise to fund MS sufferers. Today the bracelets sell in their thousands. That means everything to me. — PolitiTweet.org

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The secret to unhappiness: Tying happiness to the achievement of milestones. You have to enjoy the journey. 👇 https://t.co/ROmwKmANHn — PolitiTweet.org

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The biggest lie told in venture: Only focus on your winners they return the fund. What BS? Do you want to go far or do you want to go fast? If far, your reputation is made in the tough times. By being there and doing what you said you would. 💪🏼 — PolitiTweet.org

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One of the biggest crimes in assessing talent is the statement: When there is doubt, there is no doubt. What a load of BS. Some people blossom over time. Trust takes time to build. Don’t always act on impulse. Act on data. It is the only reality we have. — PolitiTweet.org