perspectives on funding and venture capital (VC)
how VC is evolving, and musings on funding alternatives for founders
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perspectives on funding and venture capital (VC)
The Changing Venture Landscape. The World Around Us Is Being Disrupted… | by Mark Suster | Sep, 2021 | Both Sides of the Table
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Funding models explain why it’s so hard to rely on software services long-term. In the VC model, 90%+ of startups fail - in other words, the companies are built to die, to be acquired, or to become crappy in the pursuit of growth-at-all-costs.
The bootstrap vs. raise VC is a false dichotomy - it's a spectrum and founders need more options.
One thing that seems to have been forgotten over the past few years: venture capital isn’t a fit for every company. It’s not a fit for *most* companies.
Venture is structurally built for the moonshots. The asset class is predicated on the power law, on high loss ratios, on what can go... See more
Rex Woodburyx.comthere’s nothing wrong with this except that most founders don’t want to build moonshots - they want to build good businesses that allow them to make a good living and are meaningful for the people they serve.