Rogenmoser: VCs do not lean enough into founder communities
Dave Rogenmoser · Master the Art of AI-first Products with Dave Rogenmoser's Winning Formula · Mar 30, 2023 · at 11:20
Dave Rogenmoser, co-founder and CEO of Jasper AI, discusses what makes venture capitalists genuinely helpful to founders.
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“I don't think VCs lean in enough on the community of their founders, and it's, like, so easy. They don't have to do anything, and they don't have to be the smart people or come up with the connection to Mark Zuckerberg, like, just introduce us to a few people and help get us into a group.”
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