The Ledger

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Farmer: SignalFire refuses to take board seats at the seed stage
“At the seed stage, we don't take board seats.”
Chris Farmer Nov 30, 2016 ▶ 13:55 20VC: Why There Is A Revolution In VC, Why Boards Are Inherently Inefficient & Why Data Will Be Central To VC In The Future with Chris Farmer, General Partner @ SignalFire
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Farmer: SignalFire does not use data to evaluate founder quality
“I'd still believe in, you know, heavily in human loop systems, and so we're not trying to assess the quality of the founder, you know, with using data.”
Chris Farmer Nov 30, 2016 ▶ 8:37 20VC: Why There Is A Revolution In VC, Why Boards Are Inherently Inefficient & Why Data Will Be Central To VC In The Future with Chris Farmer, General Partner @ SignalFire
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Farmer: SignalFire operates more like Uber than a database like Mattermark
“We're using technology to enable discovery, competitive intelligence, contextualization, collaboration, and ultimately support of our portfolio companies. So, so we look more like Uber than we look like Mattermark in that sense.”
Chris Farmer Nov 30, 2016 ▶ 9:31 20VC: Why There Is A Revolution In VC, Why Boards Are Inherently Inefficient & Why Data Will Be Central To VC In The Future with Chris Farmer, General Partner @ SignalFire
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SignalFire employs 17 staff, primarily engineers and data scientists
“Today we have 17 full-time people on the team, and we have more engineers and data scientists than any other function.”
Chris Farmer Nov 30, 2016 ▶ 7:55 20VC: Why There Is A Revolution In VC, Why Boards Are Inherently Inefficient & Why Data Will Be Central To VC In The Future with Chris Farmer, General Partner @ SignalFire
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Farmer: SignalFire leads every investment deal it participates in
“We lead every deal.”
Chris Farmer Nov 30, 2016 ▶ 16:14 20VC: Why There Is A Revolution In VC, Why Boards Are Inherently Inefficient & Why Data Will Be Central To VC In The Future with Chris Farmer, General Partner @ SignalFire
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