David Lambert

Chief Accounting Officer, Vice President & Controller, Distribution Solutio Gro

Search every verified David Lambert interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. In a March 2019 roundtable hosted by 1Mby1M, David Lambert, representing Right Side Capital Management, discussed the firm's investment approach and views on early-stage startups. He stated that the firm typically invests earlier than traditional seed investors, often at the pre-seed stage, and makes hundreds of investments to manage risk, acknowledging that most of these will fail. Lambert cited PillPack, acquired by Amazon, as an example of a portfolio company exit. He emphasized the importance of managing cash burn, noting that companies burning $10,000 to $20,000 per month are more likely to pivot successfully than those burning $40,000 to $50,000. Lambert also commented on broader entrepreneurial trends, observing that building an initial product has become cheaper each year and that entrepreneurs increasingly favor bootstrapping to achieve validation before seeking venture capital. He expressed personal support for solopreneurs, contrasting this with the preferences of many accelerators. Lambert described the roundtable's feedback as direct but intended to support serious entrepreneurs, and he reiterated the firm's philosophy of "bootstrap first, raise money later or not at all."