Clark: General Catalyst closed multiple deals without meeting founders in person
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Quentin Clark, Managing Director at General Catalyst, describes how remote work and pandemic restrictions impacted his deal-making workflow.
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“I've done seven or eight investments, I guess, since I started. Four or five of those are during the pandemic, right? That ballpark. And I've done three or four of these now without ever meeting the founder.”
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