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Gouw: VCs split time equally between portfolio and new deals

Theresa Gao · a16z Podcast | Demystifying Venture Capital · Jan 2, 2019 · at 13:45

Theresa Gao, co-founder of Aspect Ventures, explains the long-term breakdown of a venture capitalist's daily time commitments during a panel at an UPWARD event hosted by a16z.

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“If you look in a long, long term, I think it's maybe half of your time on existing company board work, and maybe half of your time looking at new companies.”

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Venture capitalists spend roughly half their time on existing portfolio board work and half their time evaluating new prospective investment opportunities.

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