Due Diligence

If you’re an entrepreneur those two words often precede waiting. (Sometimes a lot of it!)

VCs don’t mean to be opaque, but the highly subjective nature of early stage investing seems to encourage murky processes. It’s like saying “I’ll know magic when I see it, but first answer 400 questions so I can tell if you’re a wizard.” My personal philosophy rests on one concept: transparency. I believe that being specific and upfront is a great way to build trust with an entrepreneur. I try to give the full picture - along the lines of “my colleagues don’t quite believe in your customer acquisition strategy and I am still analyzing the spreadsheet you sent me last week” rather than “we’ll talk about it at our Monday morning meeting.

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