Aileen Lee

American investor

1. If you're raising at $400M or $800M in 2026, I've never seen more people who started a business three weeks ago and decided they're going to raise a $20M seed at $100M pre. It's wild.

   Aileen Lee · This Week in Startups · Why the VC Hype Cycle Always Gets It Wrong | VC Roundtable | E2307 · 2026-07-01

2. I wish, looking back, that we had had more regulation of social media. We have a whole generation of kids that have been so negatively impacted by the fact that there was no oversight whatsoever.

   Aileen Lee · This Week in Startups · Why the VC Hype Cycle Always Gets It Wrong | VC Roundtable | E2307 · 2026-07-01

• $MU Micron — 1 mention
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• $BSP Bending Spoons — 1 mention
• This Week in Startups · Why the VC Hype Cycle Always Gets It Wrong | VC Roundtable | E2307 · 2026-07-01
• This Week in Startups · Why the VC Hype Cycle Always Gets It Wrong | VC Roundtable | E2307 · 2026-07-01