Why missing power law winners should be your biggest wake up call
“And, you know, like, there are only so many companies that get to massive scale.”
we live in a power law world as investors. And, you know, like, there are only so many companies that get to massive scale. And, if you if you have the privilege of of looking at one and you don't invest, I think that should be a bit of a, you know, wake up call. So so as I mentioned, like, when we started six four five, a lot of the inspiration for for me, was having seen exceptional oil stage deals like Skype or like Facebook that we didn't invest in at at Insight and saying, look. I believe we can find companies like that using this kinda outbound sourcing data driven approach, you know, investing early, you know, pursuing,
About this clip
A VC explains how missing exceptional early-stage deals like Skype and Facebook at Insight Partners inspired the founding of 645 Ventures. He argues that in a power law world with limited massive winners, passing on exceptional companies should serve as a wake-up call for investors.
Why this clip
This clip captures a specific founding story moment where missing iconic deals led to actionable insights about investment strategy and firm creation.
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