A venture investor raised a $10 million fund in under 18 months, a timeline they thought impossible. They argue you can forge your own path in venture capital instead of copying established models, and that ignoring naysayers matters when pursuing bold goals.
What have been the biggest things you've been reflecting on? One, that you can do venture differently. You don't have to follow anybody's path. 2, when you want to do something that people think is crazy, you'll get a lot of naysayers, but just do it. Like, just go do it. Like, I didn't even know if I could raise a $10 million fund. Like, if you told me I could raise a $10 million fund in less than 18 months, I told you you were crazy. I figured if you gave me 18 to 24 months, I might be able to get close. I could talk to enough people, I could figure out some things. But no, like, I had the ability to do it because I know what I'm doing. Like, I do this, right? This is what I do. I am a good investor.
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