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The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch

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Are You Asking Tough Questions With Empathy?

Luciano: I like to think of myself as someone who keeps on pushing when things are going well and is really supportive when things might not go so well. "I had to learn how to be direct and do it with empathy because people are giving it their all blood, sweat and tears trying to build what they're building" He says that there are a thousand different ways for any company to not be successful but only a few questions that really matter. Luciano would say couple the answer for early stage investing and for growth stage investing we thought about this a lot as a team when we have discussions on early stage opportunities.

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