Navigating Dilution Risks
Dilution often goes overlooked, yet it plays a crucial role in the dynamics between founders and investors. One investor shares a harrowing experience with a bankruptcy that involved fraud and personal loss, highlighting the importance of integrity and support in tough situations. The conversation reveals that while financial returns matter, the relationships built through shared challenges can lead to lasting partnerships.In this clip
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20VC: Investing Lessons from Seeding Uber, Airtable and Coupang | Why Pro Rata is the Original Sin in VC | Why Liquidity Has Died in 2024 | Why LPs are Pissed with VCs | The Hard Truth About Seed Fund Economics with David Frankel @ Founder Collective
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How does Harry Stebbings approach investments in startups in the episode 20VC: Why Valley Investors Are Really Gamblers, Why The Business Model of Selling To The Biggest Sucker Is Wrong & Why The Best Potential Hires Don't Care Who Your VC is with David Barrett, Founder & CEO @ Expensify and the clip Profit vs Growth?
Do you have any advice on making big decisions based on the episodes 20VC: Investing Lessons from Seeding Uber, Airtable and Coupang | Why Pro Rata is the Original Sin in VC | Why Liquidity Has Died in 2024 | Why LPs are Pissed with VCs | The Hard Truth About Seed Fund Economics with David Frankel @ Founder Collective and Lessons from Losses?
How should a venture capitalist think about investing across different stages (seed vs. growth) and having different funds for it, as discussed in the episode 20VC: Will LPs Pull Out of Existing Managers, How Will Fund Sizes Change Moving Forward, Is Now The Time to be Aggressive on Secondaries, What is the Discount on Secondaries Today, Who Will Win and Lose in the Next Five Years with Hunter Somerville, Partn and the clip Changing Venture Capital?