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20VC: Inside Accel's $4BN Growth Investing Machine | Cursor is Dead is Total BS: Here is Why | What Missing Rippling and ElevenLabs Taught Us | Are $2BN-$10BN IPOs Dead | Why Now is a Great Time to be Thoma Bravo with Miles Clements
Miles Clements is a Partner @ Accel where he helps to lead their growth fund. At Accel, Miles has led or invested in Atlassian, Cursor, Linear, and more.  AGENDA:  03:38 Where is True Alpha and Value in a World of AI  05:10 Why it is Total BS that Cursor is Dead 07:55 Why Cursor Were Not Wrong to Build Their Own Models 09:38 What is the Upside When Investing in Cursor at $27BN? 15:12 Do Sub $10BN Outcomes Even Matter to a Fund the Size of Accel? 17:07 Losing ServiceTitan: Investing Lesson Learned… 19:55 Missing Rippling: What We Learned 27:20 What is Accel’s Win Rate 30:22 How VCs Approach Ownership Has Changed 35:09 Does Miles Feel Happier or Sadder to be an Anthropic Investor Post Pentagon Debacle 36:45 What Happens to Companies Like Miro and Snyk with High Prices to Live Upto? 38:05 Why it is a Great Time to Be Thoma Bravo and Vista  38:36 Why Founder-Led Companies Are Always Better 41:12 Why Would Any Founder Go Public Today 43:48 When is the Right Time to Take Chips Off The Table? 45:24 Should VC Firms Have Evergreen Funds and Be Responsible for Public Positions 50:28 You Can Pick Any VC to Join Accel, Who Does Miles Choose…     
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
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