Shivani: Raising YourNest's first venture fund took 3.5 years
Girish Shivani · 100xEntrepreneur | Episode 6 | Girish Shivani, Co-founder and Partner at Yournest Venture Fund · Aug 15, 2019 · at 9:19
Girish Shivani reflects on early operational challenges and the extended timeline required to raise YourNest's inaugural fund.
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“It took us three and a half years to reach the first one.”
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