Funders
topic on 4 shows · 4 statements across 4 episodes
the Y Combinator Startup Podcast 
the Knowledge Project 
Capital Allocators 
How I Built This
4 statements about Funders, every show
Hoffman: Founders should build investor relationships well before fundraising
“One of the pieces of advice that I give entrepreneurs is too often what they do is they go, okay, now I need to raise money. So now I'm going to call Reed and say, now I need to raise money. And it's like, well, the really best way to do this is to with a numb…”
Cain: Founders should trade upside for guarantees instead of fighting every level
“Often negotiators, when I see entrepreneurs do entrepreneur buyouts and spin outs through Yale a lot, and they fight on every issue. Like if it's a low success, a medium success, a high success, They grab at each level, even though one level is super valuable …”
Wikipedia's editorial community never considers financial donors' opinions during policy debates
“When the community gets together to debate something about what they want to have Wikipedia say or what a policy should be, there's never a question of, well, what will the funders think?”
Slavin: Deep domain experts often struggle to pitch work to funders
“I think people who are really, really good at whatever they do are often Not in a good position to be able to do that because it requires a level, a certain level of detachment from what you care about to be able to look at it from somebody else's point of vie…”