VCs act wise as everyone in start-ups gets fired
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VCs act wise as everyone in start-ups gets fired
This is never how it actually happens, but you get the idea. Startups should receive risk capital to literally derisk certain aspects of the business.
However, over the last decade or so, something shifted. Traditional venture funds that specialized in early-stage risk started to add buckets of “growth equity” that were supposed to be utilized for ... See more
However, over the last decade or so, something shifted. Traditional venture funds that specialized in early-stage risk started to add buckets of “growth equity” that were supposed to be utilized for ... See more
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