Luke Sophinos
Luke Sophinos

@lukesophinos

11 Tweets 5 reads Oct 24, 2023
Very few entrepreneurs actually understand VC economics.
You need to if you plan on raising money for your business.
Alignment of interests is absolutely critical.
Here's the quick 101:
Power Law is crazy real in venture:
Illustrative Example #1:
Illustrative Example #1 (con):
Illustrative Example #1 (con):
Illustrative Example #2:
Illustrative Example #2 (con):
Illustrative Example #3:
Illustrative Example #3 (con):
This comes from a Mark Suster (Upfront VC) presentation I sat in 5+ years ago.
It helped me understand what "swing for the fences" really meant.
I hope it can help some of you as you decide whether or not venture is for your business...
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