Masood: Founders should not maximize valuation over partner alignment
Iba Masood · Amber Atherton of Zyper and Iba Masood of TARA on Raising a Series A as a Female Founder · Y Combinator · Dec 18, 2019 · at 15:22
Iba Masood, cofounder and CEO of TARA, explains why she chose a lower valuation offer to work with preferred venture partners.
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“You shouldn't maximize for valuation because the thing is that if you maximize for valuation then you know incentives aren't necessarily aligned, and so what you really want to maximize for is, are we getting to work with the right people?”
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