Girdley: VCs work on portfolio deals for 10 to 15 years
Michael Girdley · How to start a Holding Company (full tutorial) · Nov 20, 2024 · at 20:20
Michael Girdley discusses the hidden long-term time commitments and elongated fund lifecycles involved in managing venture capital investments.
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“Like as a VC, you're going to be working on those deals, 10 or 12 years, sometimes 15 years after you make them and before they exit, right? And so like, I'm still working on a fund on a regular basis for deals that we did back in 2014.”
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