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20VC: Why Seed is Systemically Broken | Why Pricing is Worse Than Ever and There is More Funding Than Ever | Benchmarks for Churn, Retention and Growth Rates - Good vs Great | Why Last Vintage for Private Equity Will Suck with Jason Lemkin

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch

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Qualities of a Great CEO & CTO

Focus on evaluating the CTO and CEO when investing in a company with 10 employees or less. When meeting a CTO, ask open-ended questions and for a demo. Enquire about the top feature gaps to assess their quality. Look for signs of crappiness in the software such as slow dashboards or malfunctions as these issues often worsen with growth. Pay attention to details during the interview and aim for the 'jaw-dropping' moment to identify a great CTO.

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