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How VCs Think About Adding New Partners

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Kara has worked in finance in Boston, NYC and Silicon Valley. 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. As a result we need somebody well networked into these communities already. She has been in operations in Seattle and Los Angeles.

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The Corrosive Downside of Acquihires

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And on many occasions I have passed on deals where it was clear that the founding team was over-optimizing the deal structure to focus on a quick exit. I look for entrepreneurs who set out on their journeys to do exactly that – build big businesses. Change industries. Not looking for quick flips.