Go: VC reputation is defined by rejected or failing founders
Rob Go · 20VC: Rob Go @ NextView on WTF Is Seed Investing Today and Why Raising Too Much Money Can Harm Your Startup · May 16, 2016 · at 22:27
Rob Go, co-founder of NextView Ventures, discusses how investors should measure authentic reputation and value add in a noisy content ecosystem.
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“The most important aspect is, you know, what do other founders say about you? And not just what do other founders in your portfolio that are the best performing founders, right? Because like every company that's doing great, the, their investors spend a lot of time with them and cheer them on. But you know, what do the founders say about you when their companies haven't worked out very well? What do founders say about you when you don't invest in their companies, right? Like, are you known for having an authentic interaction that, you know, founders walk away saying, you know what, they said no or things didn't go well, but, you know, I valued every moment that I spent with this investor. I think that that's really the most powerful sentiment that that one could you know, could look towards.”
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