Zink: Venture capital should be impatient, not patient capital
Jeppe Zink · 20 VC 087: From The Investors Of Spotify, TrustPilot and Klarna with Jeppe Zink, General Partner @ Northzone · Nov 11, 2015 · at 14:52
Jeppe Zink, General Partner at Northzone, reframes the common concept of patient capital in venture investing.
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“I often hear about the notion that venture capital is supposed to be patient capital, and I always smile, because I think the opposite is all about being impatient. If something is not working, change it. Don't wait and see if it improves.”
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