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How VCs Think About Adding New Partners

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People often ask me what VCs look for when we hire partners and many have asked how to become VCs themselves one day. In Kara’s case I got to see her work on deal structuring first hand having worked closely with her on her board at P.S. XO. That turns out to be much more difficult than non-investors often imagine.

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The Corrosive Downside of Acquihires

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The Aqui-hire Business. Many buying companies price these deals on the basis of $1 million per engineer on the team for an early-stage deal. Hire legions of young, impressionable graduates from the top engineering universities. Chief Vesting Officers)? It says if you want to make “real” money - quit.