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Kimball: Lowball VC negotiation tactics damage founder trust and board relationships
“So, you know, like you establish that trust early and I'm sorry, but like the, a very chaotic and unpleasant negotiation phase is not a good way to, you know, have then, you know, have that person transition onto your board. I know I think that there's a much …”
Kimball: Dedicated Free Fridays yield higher worker satisfaction than traditional weeks
“I think that ultimately leads to a much happier work environment in the sense that you're able to balance the sort of grind of those four days, which honestly people put a little bit more effort into those four days, but then you still have that fifth day wher…”
Kimball: Proactive VCs with clear theses are the most helpful
“I actually happen to find the venture capitalists that find me to be the most helpful because they already have a thesis that they're working from.”
Kimball: Cockroach Labs Rejects Late-Arriving VCs Who Skipped Between-Round Touchpoints
“And then many of the VCs that I talked to in the previous round, they start to hear about it through the grapevine, and then they pop up, and they want to be involved, and no matter how much I like them, it's often pretty far along at that point, usually past …”
Kimball: Recruited VC associate as Cockroach Labs product manager
“There's somebody that I met with in exactly this capacity at one of the really big funds, and she was working in Palo Alto for them, and she was the one that I was interacting with, and I actually really liked her. I thought she was incredibly intelligent, rea…”