Eisenberg: VCs should invest steadily instead of chasing financial cycles
Michael Eisenberg · He Invested in WeWork and Now Runs $150MM Israel Focused Fund, EP 291: Michael Eisenberg · Jun 16, 2016 · at 8:31
Michael Eisenberg shares his mental model on venture fund deployment pace across market fluctuations.
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“Financial cycles are cyclical, but innovation is pretty steady, so you want to invest at a steady pace year after year, and you know, not kind of chase the financial markets in this business.”
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