Avi Meir: VCs should proactively fund top portfolio startups during market shocks
Avi Meir · 20VC: TravelPerk's Avi Meir on Why 2021 Will Be A Record Year For Business Travel, The 3 Priorities For All Founders During COVID, What VCs Can Do To Really Support Their Founders In A Recession · May 29, 2020 · at 24:39
Avi Meir is the founder and CEO of TravelPerk. He discusses ideal investor behavior during market crises, arguing VCs should extend capital runway to strong portfolio companies before panic sets in.
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“The first thing visitors should do if they are able to, and the company is good, is reach out and sign a check to their current portfolio. I think that's one of the best helps, because it gives you the oxygen to breathe, it gives you the oxygen to think clearly, not act of panic, act out of lack of discipline.”
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