Chris Dark: Valuation gaps like $40M versus $50M have minimal impact on founder equity
Chris Dark · 20 VC 033: The Pros and Cons of Venture Capital, Atomico and Entrepreneurship with Chris Dark, President International @ C2FO · May 4, 2015 · at 14:58
Chris Dark, President International at C2FO, explains why founders should focus on long-term investor relationship fit rather than minor valuation differences.
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“People get very caught up on, oh, well, you know, I'm raising at forty million, maybe I think it should be 50. And actually, if you actually go and work out the difference To your ownership as a founder in those scenarios, it's very, very little. It's much more important having the right people around the table.”
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