perspectives on funding and venture capital (VC)
how VC is evolving, and musings on funding alternatives for founders
by sari and · updated 4mo ago
perspectives on funding and venture capital (VC)
by sari and · updated 4mo ago
sari added 1y ago
Venture capital should come with a warning label. In our experience, VC kills more startups than slow customer adoption, technical debt and co-founder infighting — combined. VC should be a catalyst for growing companies, but, more commonly, it’s a toxic substance that destroys them. VC often compels companies to prematurely scale, which is typicall... See more
sari added 7mo ago
Alara added 1y ago
I have a theory, which has not let me down so far, that there is an inverse relationship between imagination and money. Because the more money and technology that is available to [create] a work, the less imagination there will be in it. My favorite films are those that were made on a shoestring. And they weren’t adaptations of some other work, the... See more
Alara added 1y ago
andrea added 9mo ago
I agree with this
sari added 8mo ago
from Joseph Jacks (OSS). Reminds me of what Elon Musk said in his Walter Isaacson biography - most VCs have no creativity or insight.
sari added 9mo ago
what founders want
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