Charles HudsonFounder and Managing Partner, Precursor Ventures

Advice for Founders on Investor Relationships #investing #founder #ai #venturecapital #podcast

6 Apr 2025 · 1 min

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A brief transcript excerpt of a conversation (podcast/video) where Charles Hudson gives advice to founders about interacting with venture capital investors—specifically how to read investor commitment and expectations. Hudson explains that many VCs set target check sizes and ownership targets in advance; founders who match those targets are likely to receive normal attention, while outlier companies may receive less attention or different treatment.

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Any advice for founders who are maybe navigating those conversations with investors and maybe get the sense that maybe the investor on the other side isn't really emotionally attached to the investment, and it could be just like, don't overthink it. But curious to know what you think.
I always tell people on the founder side, most VCs have spent a lot of time figuring out what size checks they want to write and what ownership they sort of quote, unquote, need to make the math work for their fund. If you are in the power alley of that, and you're like getting an on model check, you're going to fit in nicely in the portfolio. And if you're not, you should just be aware that you're an outlier. And there's a chance that as an outlier, you won't get the same treatment, you won't get the same attention. You.