VC associates

“If it's an associate reaching out saying they want to talk and learn more about it, when I hear that, what I'm hearing is they're just trying to pump as much information out of you and then put into a database somewhere and send it to the partners. And those t…”

“Spending time with associates. I think that's Tends to be a waste of time. And I think meeting with investors to give them updates, I think that is also a waste of time.”

“I strongly disagree with the notion that it's a waste of time for a founder to meet with a non-partner, though I do think the important question to ask an investor is, are you someone who can lead a round? So irrespective of title, and titles have become so me…”

“I think that you're better off as a founder judging based on the actual conversation you have, which sometimes may be a lot better with the youngest person on the team versus the managing partner of the firm, and sometimes it won't be.”

“And I'll be honest, I say that too, especially at growth. We don't have time for spinning cycles on associates. Like, just go to the GPs.”