founder-friendly
also referred to as: founder friendly
5 statements across 3 episodes · 0 bullish · 1 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Mar 18, 2019 by Mike Hirschland · across every show →
Everything said about founder-friendly, oldest first
Mar 18, 2019
True VC support requires direct feedback, not superficial founder-friendliness
“There's a difference between, you know, the phrase that's become tossed about a lot being quote founder friendly on the one hand, which means that you're always going to be yielding to the founder and supporting what they want and want to do versus having, you…”
Sep 18, 2023 neutral
Grimshaw: VCs should prioritize founder respect over founder friendliness
“One is founder friendly. Like, I don't think you should be founder friendly. Not that you shouldn't be friendly, obviously. But I think that the higher purpose is like founder respect and friendly can imply like cheerleading, yes, person, et cetera. And I thin…”
Sep 25, 2025 neutral
Jason Lemkin: Real founder-friendliness means writing checks when others won't
“Founder friendly is writing the check when no one else does. That's founder friendly. That founder friendly is when no one else is there at the board meeting anymore and you're there and you still have a W on the other side of it. That's founder friendly. Foun…”
Sep 25, 2025 neutral