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11 Things I've learned from running a micro VC in the last year

Hippoland

I enjoy learning about new technologies and ideas – and you get to see a lot of them in this business especially in early stage investing. I know so many aspiring micro VCs who go into this, because they want to fund more women or minorities or geographies or some vertical that is underfunded. 4) You should love fundraising.

Salary 48
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11 Things I've learned from running a micro VC in the last year

Hippoland

I enjoy learning about new technologies and ideas – and you get to see a lot of them in this business especially in early stage investing. I know so many aspiring micro VCs who go into this, because they want to fund more women or minorities or geographies or some vertical that is underfunded. 4) You should love fundraising.

Salary 48
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The Secret History of Silicon Valley 12: The Rise of “Risk Capital.

Steve Blank

These IPOs meant that technology companies didn’t have to get acquired to raise money or get their founders and investors liquid. But the biggest innovation was the “carried interest” (called the “carry”.) Aligning their interests with their limited investors and the entrepreneurs they were investing in.