Roger Dickey claims Andreessen Horowitz adds as much value as a co-founder
Roger Dickey · 20VC: If You Do Not Like VCs, You Have Not Worked With a Good One, How Andreesen Have Added The Same Level of Value As A Co-Founder, Why Market Is The First Thing To Consider When Angel Investing & Why Series A Is A Hiring Decision with Roger Dickey, Foun · Sep 29, 2017 · at 11:20
Roger Dickey, founder and CEO of Gigster, discusses investor support and value-add on 20VC with Harry Stebbings.
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“And I think, you know, one of the ways we think about it is in Andreessen Owen's Some large percentage of our company, let's say, 10 to 20% of the company, we think of them like a co-founder, and they actually have added the same level of value that a co-founder would.”
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