Bauer: Private equity firms are much more disciplined than VCs
York Bauer · $50m Revenue Selling Salesforce for Real Estate Brokerages, Beauty of Multi Year Deals with Accelerators · Jan 19, 2023 · at 14:26
York Bauer, CEO of MoxieWorks, compares private equity governance and M&A discipline against venture capital investment habits during a tech slowdown.
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“And that was the difference I think, by the way, between a PE and a VC approach in these last several years, PEs are much more disciplined. And I think that, That serves things well now in a slowdown.”
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