Alex Pall: The Chainsmokers secured preferred terms in competitive startup deals
Alex Pall · 20VC: The Chainsmokers on Raising Their First $35M Fund and Entering The World of Venture, Dealing with Vulnerability and Insecurity Today & How Music and Venture Compare; The Similarities and Differences · Sep 21, 2020 · at 7:00
Alex Pall, co-founder of The Chainsmokers and Mantis VC, explains how their celebrity status allowed them to gain allocation and favorable terms in hot early-stage deals.
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“We were seeing that we were getting preferred terms into deals that were hot that other people couldn't get into.”
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