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Insight
Scott seeks obsessive founders who have a chip on their shoulder
“I look for people who are obsessive, and they have, I suppose, a chip on their shoulder, actually. They have a reason to prove.”
Doug Scott Jun 11, 2015 ▶ 9:21 20 VC 044: Dominating AngelList Syndicates with Doug Scott
Insight
Startup capital is never truly committed until cash arrives
“Every one of the startups I've invested in, I said, you have to control the deal. You think the money's committed, but it's not. When it's, when they've given you the used notes and it's in your hand, it's the only time count on it being there.”
Doug Scott Jun 11, 2015 ▶ 20:02 20 VC 044: Dominating AngelList Syndicates with Doug Scott
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