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Fein: Force decisions on fence-sitting LPs because they usually decline
“If they're perpetually on the fence, it's probably going to be a no anyway. And so I would rather just Force the answer.”
Fein: Emerging VCs will not know their true performance for five years
“The feedback loops are very long. You're not going to know how you're doing for at least five years, and you're not going to have someone who's there on a regular basis saying what a great job you're doing”
Fein: Dinner is the most valuable step in evaluating founder trust
“The dinner is the most important part to me because it kind of tends to let the guard down. The founder-investor dynamic tends to fade into the background, and you just get to know each other as people. To me, that's the most valuable part of the process, and …”