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What makes a16z so great? I know they have a great reputation, and do a good job marketing themselves, but what are the specifics that really help entrepreneurs
by bsbechtel 11y ago
What makes a16z so great? I know they have a great reputation, and do a good job marketing themselves, but what are the specifics that really help entrepreneurs?
- saosebastiao 11y agoI started to notice a trend amongst VC partners. They talk a big talk, but most of them are pretty risk averse and will only invest if someone else jumps the gun first. A lot of times, there will be multiple VCs interested in a company but they will bullshit the founders about wanting to invest, and just sit around waiting for someone else to invest so they can jump on the bandwagon. What I find different about AH is that they invest when they want to invest, and don't care if other VCs are interested. Social proof isn't that important to them. And it's pretty crazy...they'll invest in a company that nobody else has been talking about and then out of nowhere the entire VC industry is throwing money at them.