“Whenever you take venture capital it immediately creates the expectation of this being worth 10 times more within 3 years.” 

Tom Chi is a business leader and innovator who started out doing astrophysical research when he was only 15 years old. His CV includes executive roles at Yahoo, being a key influencer in the design of Microsoft Outlook, and shaping Google X and Google Glass.

In this episode of the podcast Chi talks about how to think around investment and fundraising for start-ups. He speaks on the different emerging phases of start-ups and their funding, how to think about allocation and valuation, as well as the different investor types there are out there.

Session Summary: (425) Tom Chi | Understanding Investment and Fundraising [Part 1: Presentation] - YouTube

Music:

Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

I Knew a Guy by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


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