Am I a Bad VC for Wanting Our Portfolio Companies To Make More Money for Public Investors Than They Did For Us?

<p>As venture capitalists, we toggle too often between claiming credit or distancing ourselves from a startup based on the circumstances. Winning companies produce stories of key introductions, strategy discussions and other &lsquo;value add.&rsquo; Failures yield &lsquo;I&rsquo;m just a small investor&rsquo; or &lsquo;you know there&rsquo;s only so much you can do in that situation&rsquo; even when our tenure involved Board service or systemic ethical lapses. I&rsquo;m throwing stones from inside, not outside, the glass house as I&rsquo;m surely guilty of this as well (although we try to own our decisions through the lifecycle).</p> <p><a href="https://hunterwalk.medium.com/am-i-a-bad-vc-for-wanting-our-portfolio-companies-to-make-more-money-for-public-investors-than-they-60f123200db5"><strong>Visit Now</strong></a></p>
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