Generalist
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Rizik: Specialist venture funds will drive outsized returns over mega funds
“We're looking at more and more funds that are specialists, that may specialize in a specific industry, or a few industries, as opposed to being generalists. So that is counter to probably the way most people you talk to are looking at the world, but we think t…”
El-Moursi: Startups in saturated categories need both strategic and generalist investors
“You need strategics at the table as just as much as you have generalists at the table. And when it comes to investors, there's a balance and dance between that. And that's important, especially for crowded and saturated categories.”
Hoffman: Scaling companies should prioritize generalists over specialists
“Because one of the things that you do need to eventually, as you scale, hire specialists, but the theme that you look at as you move from startup to scale up is you always have generalists. The generalists are important for learning, changing the organization,…”