Ludlow Ventures Spent 6 to 9 Months Fundraising Before Taking Paychecks
Brett DeMarrais · 20VC: What Is Wrong With The VC Industry, Why VC Is A Customer Service Game and Why Car Ownership Will Be A Thing Of The Past with Brett DeMarrais, Partner @ Ludlow Ventures · Sep 7, 2016 · at 4:33
Brett DeMarrais, partner at Ludlow Ventures, describes joining founder Jonathan Triest at Ludlow when the firm had not yet raised an investment vehicle.
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“There was no vehicle to invest out of. And so I said yes on the spot. And then it was, you know, six to nine months of toiling away, raising money before, before we actually took paychecks.”
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