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Winblad: VCs evaluate founders by the quality of their past workplaces
“Aileen said one other really key thing is that when we, you know, are auditioning these companies we, and we get attracted to one. We look at the founding team and see what movies have they seen before. Have they only been working at horror shows?”
Winblad: VCs spend 30% of their time on founder psychodrama
“Another 30% of our time is what I'll call general psychodrama.”
Winblad: Startup board's core duty is hiring and firing the CEO
“One of the big jobs of the board is to hire and fire the CEO, and I'm sure all of us have had to fire CEOs or have helped them exit gracefully from the building quickly you know, sometime in our career.”
Winblad: Unique deal flow separates top venture firms from others
“Everybody has to cultivate their own unique deal flow. That's sort of part of it, so that you're not out there chasing deals. And that really is what, ah, separates the top venture firms from the other venture firms. Because if you have to chase deals and try …”
Winblad: Some top Hummer Winblad deals came from cold pitches
“Well, it turns out that some of our best deals ever were, you know, something caught my eye or someone else's eye.”