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What Makes an Entrepreneur? Cojones (7/11)

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If your idea is so amazing that it warrants my hard-earned angel money or the money of my LP investors from our fund then why should I take a risk on you if you won’t take a risk on yourself? But to me if you’re not willing to quit and take a risk on yourself, then you’re not confident enough in your own idea and skills.

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Understanding a VC’s Seed Funding Policy is Critical

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I think the issue was mostly framed initially by Chris Dixon in his article The Problem with Taking Seed Money from Big VC s. In these cases we proactively offer to lead their next round of financing. How this works: I try to set a price that feels like a fair balance between GRP and the company.