Hoffman: VCs will fund small TAM businesses if the team can expand adjacently
Auren Hoffman · How to Build a Unicorn in 8 Simple Charts with SafeGraph · Apr 18, 2021 · at 11:46
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SafeGraph CEO Auren Hoffman analyzes why TAM concerns given by investors are rarely the actual reason they pass.
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“VCs will happily invest in businesses with small TAMs if they think the team is good enough to move to an adjacent TAM once they're no longer growing at a hundred percent year over year.”
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