Triest: Corporate VCs have smaller networks because they do not fundraise
Jonathan Triest · 20 VC 055: VC Done Right with Jonathon Triest @ Ludlow Ventures · Jul 20, 2015 · at 7:59
Jonathan Triest, founder of Ludlow Ventures, explains why traditional venture capital fundraising creates broader networks compared to corporate venture capital.
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“There are certain firms who invest off balance sheets of big corporations, which is great, and they do really wonderful things, but their networks are always generally smaller and I think a lot of that has to do with the lack of fundraising, because they're not pushed to go meet and interact with new people.”
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