Siki Chen: Founders must minimize investor supply and concentrate demand
Siki Chen · Founding Stories: Sandbox VR · May 4, 2019 · at 24:36
Siki Chen, co-founder of Sandbox VR, shares his mental model for structuring high-urgency venture fundraising rounds.
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“I believe fundraising is about supply and demand, and you wanna Minimize your supply and concentrate your demand in time and space.”
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