Mark Suster, Upfront Ventures: Founders should focus on "basecamp"; why VCs obsessed w/ownership
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Channel: This Week in Startups · 2016 · Education
WATCH FULL EPISODE: https://youtu.be/dqI502NZqcw .@msuster @upfrontvc: founders should focus on "basecamp" & VCs are obsessed w/ownership-@jason-THX @dollarshaveclub On location at Upfront Ventures, Mark Suster joins Jason to share the lessons he's learned from both sides of the table, as an entrepreneur and investor. Mark lends insight into the hottest topics in the investing world: why VCs are obsessed with ownership, who are the best founders and why?, what does it really take to make it, the questionable value of demo day, how do you wow a VC during your pitch, handling zombie companies, coming to terms with a massive miss (hint: Uber), being bullish on Andreessen-Horowitz and on IPOs, and much more.
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