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Dealmaking in a Recession - Morgan Beller, General Partner, NFX; Jordan Roberts, Partner, Fenwick & West

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Is There a Chip on Their Shoulder Because I Started a Company?

There's a strong premium placed on evaluating the team and whether or not it's the right team. The first question I always ask is like you know community abbreviated autobiography from where you were born to how you got to here. Is there some kind of chip on their shoulder because they started a company sucks? It also demonstrates how much you care and how much energy you put into something. Jeff Bezos went to business school and digital books for a good idea so there are both schools of that. You don't need a debt to raise but I still think it'sstill a good practice to like write words down on a piece of paper because like forces you to think about things.

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