Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
"You're looking for an outcome that you're never going to see.”
Village Global Luminary LP Mark Pincus on the Sequoia meeting that set the tone for how he thought about valuation:
"I had this meeting with Sequoia. I was asking for $20 million pre and we were doing $200,000 a month in free cash flow. They said, how do you justify that valuation?"
"I said, if you care about this valuation, this isn't the right deal for you. This is either going to be a multibillion-dollar company or nothing, and it just won't matter."
"Everyone thinks that way now, call options. But I was like, if you're worried about whether it's $15 pre or $20 pre, don't play."
"You're looking for an outcome that you're never going to see.”
Village Global Luminary LP Mark Pincus on the Sequoia meeting that set the tone for how he thought about valuation:
"I had this meeting with Sequoia. I was asking for $20 million pre and we were doing $200,000 a month in free cash flow. They said, how do you justify that valuation?"
"I said, if you care about this valuation, this isn't the right deal for you. This is either going to be a multibillion-dollar company or nothing, and it just won't matter."
"Everyone thinks that way now, call options. But I was like, if you're worried about whether it's $15 pre or $20 pre, don't play."
