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 ‘value add.’ Failures yield ‘I’m just a small investor’ or ‘you know there’s only so much you can do in that situation’ even when our tenure involved Board service or systemic ethical lapses. I’m throwing stones from inside, not outside, the glass house as I’m surely guilty of this as well (although we try to own our decisions through the lifecycle).</p>
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