Siroker: Peter Fenton gave direct contact info for 12 portfolio founders
Dan Siroker · Dan Siroker: Second-Time Founders Are More Investable & Why Not To Hire People Out of College |E1153 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings · May 15, 2024 · at 44:28
Dan Siroker, co-founder of Limitless and Optimizely, discusses raising capital from Benchmark partner Peter Fenton and conducting reference checks on him.
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“Peter Fenton, when I asked for references on him at the time, he was this amazing luminary. I asked him for references. He gave me 12 founders and CEOs, their phone number, their email. He didn't even introduce me, just to just reach out. And then I got this great conversation to talk to 12 amazing people. I talked to every single one of his references.”
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