OPINION: As much as listed equities investors may be put off by venture capital’s white sneakers and airy approach, the two camps are looking for the same thing: a magnetic leader.
Venture capital firms are faced with a whole new set of market conditions, but the game hasn’t really changed.Which ones you back – no matter what funding conditions are like, or what public markets say about valuing high-growth businesses – is the difference between venture capital fund life and death.The Australian Financial Review Entrepreneur Summit
While financial metrics, addressable markets and the like are all important, none of it matters like the founder’s ability to draw others in. Gut feel is a big part of it.Blackbird partner Samatha Wong says she has a simple three point list of what to look for when a founder comes in for the first time, seeking money for a new idea or start-up.
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