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Green: DPI is the most important VC metric; marks are for suckers

Mitchell Green · Mitchell Green, Founder @ Lead Edge Capital: Why Traditional VC is Broken · 20VC with Harry Stebbings · Mar 26, 2025 · at 1:10:31

Mitchell Green, founder and managing partner of Lead Edge Capital, discusses venture capital performance evaluation with 20VC host Harry Stebbings.

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“I believe I believe that, like, DPI is the most important thing, and marks are completely for suckers.”

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