Sarver: Venture capital is less stressful than founding or operating a company
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Ryan Sarver, Partner at Redpoint, compares the stress levels and responsibilities of venture capitalists against startup founders and operators.
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“It is definitely, having gone and seen both sides of this job was less stressful than, you know, being an operator and for sure being a founder. There's no doubt, you know, you have a whole team of people riding on you.”
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