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Vince Hankes

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  1. 20VC with Harry Stebbings57 min

    Vince Hankes: Why We Put $300M into OpenAI; Sam Altman's Pitch; Lessons from Josh Kushner | E1009

    Vince Hankes, Sam Altman, Josh Kushner, Lee Fixel, Harry Stebbings

    Thrive Capital partner Vince Leverett details the firm's transition from Tiger Global's financial rigor to a founder-empathy model that prioritizes product-market fit and transparent partnership dynamics. Leverett contrasts this approach with past missteps like the missed Canva investment, emphasizing that future success in the competitive AI landscape requires evaluating qualitative strengths over rigid pattern matching. He argues that while infrastructure plays a critical role, the majority of value will accrue to application-layer startups capable of creating entirely new user experiences outside incumbent control.