Olteanu: Younger investors' biggest board mistake is talking too much
Oana Olteanu · Oana Olteanu: Why Founders Should Expect More From Their VCs | 20VC #950 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings · Nov 19, 2022 · at 19:32
Oana Olteanu is a Partner at SignalFire. She reflects on common errors made by junior venture capitalists serving on startup boards.
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“As a younger investor, you tend to talk too much and not listen, so I think that's the biggest mistake.”
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