Verne: A $2M seed round is "worth almost nothing" without connections
Aris Verne · How he plans to sell first $2k/mo plan · Mar 2, 2022 · at 16:30
Nathan Latka questions why Aris Verne is raising dilutive seed capital despite having past exits, and Verne explains his prioritization of investor network over cash.
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“The connections within the industry comes from the money that we gain, you know, that two million, a couple of million is worth almost nothing. I don't care about the zeros in front of the, you know, the cash in the bank account, rather the connections that comes with that capital. That's the biggest gain. Okay. And that's why I'm very selective on who I raise from.”
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