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371. Are Founders Born or Made?, What it Takes to Raise a Series A in 2023, and Weighing the Balance of Unit Economics vs Growth (Mar Hershenson)

The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified

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Sequoia - What's Your Style as an Investor?

I'm a very data driven person and that allows me to look at a company maybe six months after we invest. If it's not working, what do we do? And how do we change? I think that's part of the value that us that have been around for a long time can provide our companies. Companies that are a good company, so that have positive unit economics and that can grow in a scalable way, will be able to get funded. You don't have to reach 2 million in ARR or 1 million. There's no absolute, but you need to show that you build a machine for growth"

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