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20VC: How I Lost Airbnb at Seed Because of an Exploding Term Sheet | Investing Lessons from Roelof Botha & Peter Thiel | Why VC is Less Collaborative Than Ever and Great Companies Are Being Destroyed by Too Much Cash with Kevin Hartz @ A*
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
Embrace Change: Adapt Ownership Strategies
Investing in seed stages is increasingly seen as unwise, with an average entry of five on twenty-five highlighting the challenges of securing significant ownership in promising ventures. Traditional investment strategies that required ownership of at least 30% for active involvement have become outdated. The focus is shifting towards maintaining a minimum double-digit ownership percentage, with a preference for extraordinary founders even at the cost of smaller shares in less promising companies. The ongoing internal debate about leading rounds emphasizes the importance of perception in the industry; firms must balance the desire to maintain leadership positions in funding rounds with the reality that accepting smaller investments can sometimes be strategically sound.
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