Ali Tamaseb talks to Clint Betts about the stereotypes and myths about what makes venture-backed companies successful, how the media has created a distorted reality when it comes to entrepreneurship narratives, the surprising benefit of strong competition and saturated market opportunities, what makes a great VC, how to get to revenue first and faster, how to decide whether or remain private or go public, macro economic outlook for 2023, and the future of tech startups. Ali Tamaseb is a partner at DCVC, a Silicon Valley VC fund with over $3 billion under management. The investments Tamaseb led on behalf of DCVC has generated an enterprise value of over $6 billion and the companies he sits on as a board director employ over 3,000 people.