Because VCs and Founders are stuck in the same loop of eternal damnation. One will win over the other and no one knows which one.
The dynamic never changes. Dig up this article from 2005- https://paulgraham.com/venturecapital.html
Indian VC 20 years later……….👋🏻
Because most associates and VCs in India are hired with no or minimal operating experience, yet possess a generic sense of overachievement at startups during the bull market due to overexpenditure on performance marketing, during which they often claimed credit for growth outcomes through 'deep gyan' posts on LinkedIn and Twitter about user persona and product insights.
This bloated ego, at an early stage in their career, coupled with the immense status driven by their role, leads to self-gloating while regurgitating the strategy and talking points of Western investment firms.
Now that you have achieved society’s utmost status in the startup world, with no real experience in building businesses or shipping products that can drive profits, self-preservation kicks in. This leads to embracing Machiavellian tactics, forcing founders to set rather shallow goals and targets to preserve the godly self at any cost.
Hence founders hate VCs.
I'm hearing some horror stories of pressure and unreasonable expectations coming from VC's even at the seed stage. Pre and post funding.
Do you folks have stories to share about this. Especially w.r.t. interaction with associates with ...
Hey everyone.
Thought I could do an AMA. A bit about me - have 4 years of work experience and graduated from a non engineering college. Was at a startup before (from Series B to Series D) before becoming a VC
Personally look at co...
This is the biggest problem with VC ecosystem 4 yoe kids taking calls on experienced, hardworking founders. Dude firs...
What can be improved? Not people specific, but what you feel is wrong about us consistently across most conversations you've had?
