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The Rise & Fall of Great Venture Firms [Part 2]

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1) Self-Awareness & Humility - These are of course virtues that transcend venture capital or even professional pursuits broadly. This is true not only in a firm’s dealings with entrepreneurs but also with it’s limited partners and even within the firm among its partners.

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Where Do Venture Capital Dollars Actually Come From? This Visual Explains

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Most folks reading this will know that many startups were built in part with the help of venture capital. Most of the dollars a VC firm invests come from outside limited partner investors (LPs). FoFs take capital from institutions, wealthy families, and others, and then invest it in a basket of underlying VC funds.