memo
2 statements across 1 episodes · 0 bullish · 2 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Oct 17, 2022 by Sarah Tavel · said 1 times in 1 episodes since 2022 · across every show →
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Oct 17, 2022 negative
Tavel: Benchmark bans memos because they function as pre-sell tools
“So you don't write a memo. And it's because the memo, you know, when you're, a memo really is a vehicle to, you know, obviously give background on a company, all the work you've done, but it is also a little bit a pre-sell before the company comes in to presen…”
Oct 17, 2022 negative
Puttagunta: VC investment memos are crutches projecting partner ego
“I would say the memo. Is a crutch often because yes, it can force you into clarity of thought, but it also allows you to fill in blanks that the entrepreneur themselves are not saying. And it pushes a sort of bias and perspective that maybe the firm has, or ma…”