Charles HudsonFounder and Managing Partner, Precursor Ventures

Staying relevant is key in venture capital

18 Jan 2026 · 0 min

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Charles Hudson on why venture capital misses great first-time founders. If you don't know the right people at a firm, you won't get in front of them, no matter how strong your idea is.

For me, it's really motivating to remember. You know, there's a bunch of people who are starting companies for the first time. Where do they go to get information about who they should talk to? I wake up every day saying my biggest fear is there's an amazing founder who's building an incredible company that's in our thesis, who simply doesn't know me and doesn't know anybody in our network. And what if we don't see that person purely because they don't know to act?

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