Скачать или смотреть Jyri Engeström, Investor at Yes VC | Understanding the Rules of the Venture Capital Game #3

For some founders, the worry and uncertainty over the cost of a loss in autonomy after a VC deal makes the option seem less attractive. What should founders know about the nature of venture capital and its overall business model, in order to clarify some of the open ends about what the VC lunch is all about?

Jyri Engeström is a Finnish Silicon Valley sage, who co-founded Yes VC with his partner Caterina Fake. Jyri’s mind and knowledge bank is unique, so have a listen and learn how Jyri sees the role and duty of Yes VC and venture capital in general – both to themselves, the investees, and the business ecosystem at large.

Expect to learn:
• How the business model of Yes VC/venture capitalists in general works and why your company need to be able to return the whole fund.
• What founders should expect when getting involved with venture capital.
• What kind of trade-offs and benefits venture capital have.
• Why Jyri sees taking VC-money as a failure of sorts.
• Why failing once makes you even less likely to succeed on your second try.
• How you can bypass pitching to VC's all together.

(Jyri's deck) "What You Should Know About Early-Stage Venture Capital" : https://docs.google.com/presentation/...
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