Politis failed to articulate BetterCloud's 10-year vision in early fundraising
David Politis · 20VC: What VCs Really Mean They Say 'Stay In Touch', Why Incentivisation Through Perks Is Lazy & Why Founders Should Always Under-Promise & Over-Deliver with David Politis, Founder @ CEO @ Bettercloud · Dec 23, 2016 · at 23:23
David Politis, founder and CEO of SaaS startup BetterCloud, reflects on his past fundraising performance across earlier venture rounds.
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“I did not do a good job in any round. Really articulating the really, really big vision for BetterCloud. I kind of take this under-promise, over-deliver approach, and I'm just conservative in, in my approach in general, in planning and in, in everything. And so when I was fundraising, I didn't really articulate that big vision. I didn't come to the table with, this is what this could look like in eight to 10 years, and this is how we're changing IT.”
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