View from Seed

AUGUST 17, 2021

One industry specific example is the strange fascination among some LPs and GPs around term IRR. Even though everyone knows that VC funds take 10+ years to come to fruition, one often can’t help but benchmark themselves based on IRR in the early days. at exit due to dilution. Also, being too dogmatic isn’t very fun J.

IRR 205

IRR Dilution Founder Portfolio 205

View from Seed

AUGUST 17, 2021

One industry specific example is the strange fascination among some LPs and GPs around term IRR. Even though everyone knows that VC funds take 10+ years to come to fruition, one often can’t help but benchmark themselves based on IRR in the early days. at exit due to dilution. Also, being too dogmatic isn’t very fun J.

IRR 156

IRR Dilution Founder Portfolio 156

View from Seed

AUGUST 17, 2021

One industry specific example is the strange fascination among some LPs and GPs around term IRR. Even though everyone knows that VC funds take 10+ years to come to fruition, one often can’t help but benchmark themselves based on IRR in the early days. at exit due to dilution. Also, being too dogmatic isn’t very fun J.

IRR 136

IRR Dilution Founder Portfolio 136

Up and Running

DECEMBER 22, 2015

My personal favorite in the “pure nonsense category” is the IRR, the Internal Rate of Return , something that was interesting for about one hour as part of the MBA curriculum, but which has no relevance in the real world. Read more of my articles related to this topic: You Can Take That IRR and Shove It.

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Angel Investor IRR Software Review Startup 60