Ifty Ahmed: Early-stage VC relies on evaluating passion, not financial analysis
Ifty Ahmed · 20 VC 006: Google Glass & Founding Teams · Jan 22, 2015 · at 2:45
Ifty Ahmed, General Partner at Oak Investment Partners, contrasts early-stage venture capital evaluation with growth and private equity investing.
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“The truth of venture capital is that it's really all about the people. Unlike growth stage investing or private equity investing where there is a business, there are financial analysis to be done, there are stuff to be looked at. When it comes to startups and innovation and really disrupting existing markets, it's, it really boils down to the passion of the person, the passion of the team, and the passion of the people starting the company.”
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