Lacy: Working in venture capital requires backing sociopaths
Sarah Lacy · 2 $1M+ EdTech Startups you can launch tomorrow · Oct 23, 2024 · at 36:22
Sarah Lacy, journalist, author, and startup consultant, explains why she decided not to pursue a career in venture capital after leaving her startup Chairman Mom.
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“I also don't want to become a VC because I'm too opinionated and too controversial, and I couldn't back someone who was a sociopath, which is kind of required in that, that field.”
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