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VC Work Is Mostly Validation Conversations
- Venture investing is heavy on conversations and validation rather than instant formulas for success.
- Aneel spends hours daily calling founders and domain experts to test hypotheses before committing capital.
More Money Is Driving Larger Early Rounds
- A surge of available capital is pushing big funds and wealthy individuals into earlier-stage deals, inflating prices.
- Aneel attributes large early rounds to money hunting returns and new entrants competing for scarce startups.
Board Dynamics Shift Only When Failing Or Scaling Fast
- Multiple investors on a board rarely conflict unless the company is failing or extremely successful.
- Founders must 'manage up' the board and not let competing investor interests dictate daily operations.