founder-friendly VC

also referred to as: founder-friendly vcs

3 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 2 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Oct 23, 2015 by Brian Wong · across every show →

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Oct 23, 2015
Insight
Founder-Friendly VCs Avoid Taking Too Much Equity in Early Rounds
“Well, practically speaking, it's not gobbling up so much of the company in the first chunk that you have zero incentives to stick around as a founder.”
Brian Wong Oct 23, 2015 ▶ 8:24 20 VC FF 018: Brian Wong, Founder @ Kiip on Raising $30m in VC Funding by 24
Oct 23, 2015 negative
Opinion
Despite the Branding, Very Few VCs Are Truly Founder-Friendly
“And then, yeah, and then, and even now there's not that many founder-friendly VCs.”
Brian Wong Oct 23, 2015 ▶ 8:12 20 VC FF 018: Brian Wong, Founder @ Kiip on Raising $30m in VC Funding by 24
Jun 7, 2017 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Pompliano: 'Founder-friendly' VCs still weigh ideas 50-50 against founders
“Most of the investors who talk about being founder-friendly, they're talking about the investment terms, the way they interact with founders et cetera, but they're still making decisions based on closer to a fifty-fifty on the company idea and the founders.”
Anthony Pompliano Jun 7, 2017 ▶ 3:23 20VC: Why Cheque Size & Follow On Decision-Making Does Not Matter, Why Intelligence Is Overrated & Why You Should Do Everything You Can To Make Other People Successful with Anthony Pompliano, Founding Partner @ Full Tilt Capital
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