Re:Ask HN: Pitched my startup to a VC, he offered me a job. ...
by jungle_bells on Thursday March 21, 2019 @01:48PM
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He's an experienced VC and I feel like he's very genuine in his offer. But, I really don't understand why he thinks that way. Never in a million years have I imagined myself as a VC.
I feel like he has the experience to tell whether I might make a good VC (and a crappy CEO) and I should take the offer. However that means kissing my startup goodbye...
Re:Ask HN: Pitched my startup to a VC, he offered me a job. ...
by strangattractor on Thursday March 21, 2019 @06:32PM
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He is in less of a position to know whether you would be a good VC than you are. It's not about him - it's about what you want. People generally do well at things they enjoy or feel is valuable. You are a bright person. I would be more concerned as to whether he knows how to be a good VC:)
https://www.facetdev.com/blog/posts/why-i-turned-down-my-y-c...
Having been part of the dot-bombs of the early 2000's I agree with his assessment.
No one can tell you what job to take. Spend sometime imaging yourself doing the job. You will never have enough information to make a rational decision. Whichever one you take you may regret not doing the other because neither outcome can be determined in advance.
Good luck