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I do wonder what Fred Wilson and other VCs perceive as "difficult," even from brilliant people. A founder demanding to retain control after a series A might be
by dabent 16y ago
I do wonder what Fred Wilson and other VCs perceive as "difficult," even from brilliant people. A founder demanding to retain control after a series A might be seen as difficult from the VC's eyes. A founder who has a great vision that's not easily understood and is strong-willed might be seen as difficult, but that's the kind of brilliance and persistence that's also seen as the means to success.
Then again, someone who just makes outrageous demands with no reason can be worthless to just about everyone.
- arethuza 16y agoIt also makes me wonder how they evaluate "brilliant" - surely someone who makes them money is going is more likely to be evaluated as brilliant so the argument then becomes circular.
- rgrieselhuber 16y agoDo many people actually give up control of the company after raising Series A? I can't think of a single reason why I would do that.
- dabent 16y agopg actually wrote an essay about that: http://paulgraham.com/control.html http://paulgraham.com/control.html
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