Multi-stage firms expect founders to solve tactical problems alone
Brianne Kimmel · 20VC: Worklife Ventures' Brianne Kimmel on Why More Operators Should Start Their Own Fund, How To Structure Your Round for the Highest Signal Round & What The Multi-Stage Funds Playing At Seed Means For The Rest of The Asset Class · Oct 14, 2019 · at 12:49
Brianne Kimmel, founder of Worklife Ventures, contrasts how multi-stage funds and boutique seed funds support early-stage founders with operational challenges.
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“Multi-stage firms typically view this as things you should figure out on your own, where I think that a lot of the boutique seed funds already have the infrastructure in place.”
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