Samani: Investment teams larger than 10 people are net value-destructive
Kyle Samani · Kyle Samani: Why Bitcoin is Not a Hedge Against Inflation | 20VC #909 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings · Jul 22, 2022 · at 41:29
Kyle Samani is the Managing Partner of Multicoin Capital. He explains why Multicoin intentionally limits the size of its investment team to avoid inefficient investment committee meetings.
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“I believe that the core unit of an investment firm is the investment team. And I am of the view that if investment team is larger than 10, you are now net value destructive to the overall investment team process and culture.”
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