Most angels make one bet, and they don't do follow on. And so if the company's not growing, well, of course they're knotkin to follow on. In those troubled cases, maybe ten or 20 % of the money will come in. So go meet with, email 50 investors and tell me how many meetings you got, and then tell me how much terms she as you got. That's the best thing you can do as an invessor. Say, did you do the work?"
On today's episode of VC Sunday School, Molly asks Jason about taking the leap on valuation (2:10) and best practices for strategic retreats (11:41). Then, Molly speaks with Meiling Gao and David Lu of Clarity Movement, to talk about their hardware for measuring air quality (33:25).
(0:00) Jason and Molly intro today’s show!
(2:10) VCSS: Taking the leap on valuation
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(11:41) VCSS: strategic retreats
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(29:01) VCSS Bonus Round: Does age matter in founders?
(32:15) Molly tees up This Week in Climate Startups
(33:25) TWiCS: David Lu + Meiling Gao of Clarity Movement
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(39:17) TWiCS: More on Clarity Movement’s air pollution measurement hardware
(57:49) Outro + Plugs