20VC Newsletter - 13th July 2025
Here are the transcripts and top takeaways from 20VC episodes released this last week.
Monday’s episode with Scott Galloway, Author:
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My 7 key takeaways:
How to Win in the New Economy
Establish the perception that you are the market leader
Use your reputation to attract cheap capital.
Overwhelm the competition with capital.
Richer and More Successful Women Have Fewer, Not More, Men to Date
Dating opportunities for men increase exponentially the more successful they are, while it stays flat for women.
75% of women say that economic viability is hugely important in a mate, compared with only 25% percent of men.
Making more money as a man makes you more attractive; making more money as a woman doesn’t make a difference.
If a Man Has Not Lived With a Woman by the Age of 30 Their Chance of Substance Abuse Goes Way Up
If a man hasn’t cohabitated or married by the time he is 30, there is a 1 in 3 chance he ends up a substance abuser.
Data show that while men are physically stronger, they are emotionally and mentally weaker than women.
They need the guardrails of a romantic relationship, strong male involvement, or a good job.
Why the No Drinking Movement Is Reducing Your Chances of Finding Love
If you ask people to reverse-engineer their closest friendships or learnings around dating, almost everyone said alcohol played a role in a positive way.
The anti-alcohol movement & the rising cost of going out are reducing people’s chances of finding love.
Swiping on dating apps cannot replace meeting people outside.
Scott Galloway’s Biggest Lessons on Marriage
Don’t keep score: Decide what kind of husband you want to be & live by it.
Express affection and desire.
Truly notice and celebrate her life, create environments where strangers applaud her success and achievements.
Quality Time Is BS, Quantity of Time Is What Matters
Quality time is invented by wealthy people with no time for their kids.
You need to have “garbage time” with your kids.
These are the magical and intimate moments you have with your kids that only happen if you spend a lot of time with them.
The Best Way to Get Revenge
I have been f**ked over by business partners before.
My mentor, Hamid Moghadam, said, “You want to truly get back at them? Live a f**king amazing life”
That is the best revenge.
Thursday’s episode with Rory O'Driscoll, GP @ Scale & Jason Lemkin, Founder @ SaaStr:
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My 4 key takeaways:
Biggest Issue in B2B AI
Recruiting talent for B2B AI Companies.
All the best people are flocking to the few elite companies.
Simply hiring a “VP of AI” for your startup isn’t going to do it.
Why Mega Stock-Based Comp Is Necessary to Win Today
No one ever said to Winston Churchill, “Did you bring WW2 in on a budget?”
Meta’s realized that the AI arms race is existential to them.
Once it becomes existential, they will do what they have to do to win.
Early Momentum Matters More Than Anything in Early AI Markets
For early AI companies, attention begets more attention & begets more attention.
If you start ahead & continue to execute, it is extremely hard for others to catch up.
What Microsoft’s Layoffs Means for Sales Teams
They do not want generalist sales reps who do not know their product to show up to big deals in the age of AI.
They prefer having a solution engineer that knows the product & partner with somebody in sales.
It wasn’t a “replaced by AI” story; it was a “replaced by better people” story.
Friday’s episode with Kieran Flanagan, AI & GTM @ Hubspot:
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Let us know what your big takeaways from this week’s shows were in the comments below!
Thank you for reading, and don’t miss the great guests we have next week:
Monday episode: Vlad Tenev, Co-Founder & CEO @ Robinhood
Thursday episode: Jason Lemkin & Rory O'Driscoll
Friday episode: 20Sales
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This 20Growth episode makes me hyped for the GTM of the future and I’m not even a Marketer I’m an Engineer 😂. Let’s Go!!!!.
Just listening to the episode I wished there was a tiny service (20Insights) to search 20vc episodes for specific actionable insights from and related insights by other guests filtered by tags or category.
Look at me yapping😅, I’ll just go build a demo in Glideapps and see how it goes.
Thank you Kieran, Thank you Harry 👌🙏🫡.
Catch you in the next one.
… water.