Suster: Entrepreneurs must avoid platform risk by monetizing across multiple platforms
Mark Suster · #1001 The 1,000 interview celebration · Apr 9, 2014 · at 1:58:22
Mark Suster, partner at Upfront Ventures, reflects on the lessons learned from investing in social ad startup Adly.
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“As an entrepreneur, you just can't put all your eggs in one platform. You really have to have three or four different platforms, and I don't think we were quick enough to recognize Pinterest, Reddit, YouTube, and other platforms we could have monetized through.”
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