Uncapped with Jack Altman Uncapped #22 | Greg Rosen from BoxGroup
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Aug 20, 2025 Greg Rosen, Partner at BoxGroup, shares insights from his journey in venture capital, starting as the first hire at BoxGroup and working with startups like Plaid and Warby Parker. He discusses the importance of collaboration at scale in investing and avoiding adverse selection. Rosen emphasizes getting to 'yes' with founders, the value of proactive networking, and the significance of individual decision-making in his team. He also touches on the evolving tech landscape, from mobile devices to the potential of AI and brain-computer interfaces.
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Solve Adverse Selection First
- The primary risk to their collaborative model is adverse selection, not lack of ownership.
- They trade ownership percent for broader access to the best early opportunities.
See More Deals To Compete
- Double down on seeing more opportunities to counteract how much harder venture picking has become.
- Treat volume of high-quality early touchpoints as the lever to improve returns.
Outbound Before The Deck
- Run disciplined outbound programs (events, campus, engineering) to meet talent before they start companies.
- Use high-quality curation rather than generic events to earn early access.