Re:Things I Learned from Chris Dixon about Startups (2015)
by so_tired on Sunday January 13, 2019 @02:57PM
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You really need to realize there are different markets.
Young founders are often in B2C and capital-light. They are judged (almost) purely on growth metrics. Series A negotiation can drag on for months, and its hard to fake 100% month-on-month growth.
The B2B will usually be more experienced insiders with deep domain knowledge, and excellent references.
EDIT: everything is relative. If you are a brilliant PHD in ML then you can be 25 AND a domain expert AND go in to a capital-heavy B2B sector.
Young founders are often in B2C and capital-light. They are judged (almost) purely on growth metrics. Series A negotiation can drag on for months, and its hard to fake 100% month-on-month growth.
The B2B will usually be more experienced insiders with deep domain knowledge, and excellent references.
EDIT: everything is relative. If you are a brilliant PHD in ML then you can be 25 AND a domain expert AND go in to a capital-heavy B2B sector.