Tag Archives: Fred Wilson

Align Your “Loss Ratio” Expectations with Your Investors

In early stage venture capital, the best investors expect that 40% of their investments will become worthless.  Thus, they focus on companies that could be worth billions because the winners have to make up for all their losses.  They want every company to shoot for… Continue reading

Enlightenment about Investor Alignment

Obtaining alignment among the various parts of a company, particularly between company founders and investors, is a never-ending topic.  Two items have caught my eye this month that relate to this issue and may help spread some enlightened thinking about investor alignment. First, Fred Wilson, a… Continue reading