
Mike Maples, Floodgate
Origins - Inside Venture Capital, Hosted by a GP and an LP
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Is There a Disparity Between Buyers and VCs?
In 2005, you couldn't raise a million dollars in Silicon Valley. After nine months at foundation and nine months at August, he thought, I really ought to give this a try. Being a great buyer is different from being a great builder. A lot of people who've built companies think they'd know how to invest in companies but there's no evidence that they would.
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