Darian Shirazi
6 statements across 1 episodes · 1 bullish · 3 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Apr 6, 2018 by Darian Shirazi · across every show →
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Apr 6, 2018
Apr 6, 2018
Apr 6, 2018 negative
VCs Avoid Saying No to Founders to Keep Their Options Open
“Investors don't like to say no because they don't like closing the door on potentially good opportunities. So it's really hard to know whether you're in the no camp or the yes camp because you'll always kind of get a maybe unless you push for a no.”
Apr 6, 2018 positive
Angel Investing Is Not Distracting for Founders if Sourced Through Networks
“As long as it is from your network, and as long as it's a very minimal amount of time, it ends up being not that distracting at all, so I would disagree with that. I think that there are a lot of top-tier investors that encourage their founders to do this.”
Apr 6, 2018 negative
Shirazi Passed on Early-Stage Investment Opportunities in Box and Waze
“I remember making a bad decision not to advise or invest in box or join box because I just thought that the business was so young and so early, and it was basically when it was just three people. And I also made a mistake on Waze, too. And, you know, I met the…”