Sydney Thomas worked six years with Charles Hudson at Precursor Ventures and learned his founders-first approach: the firm serves founders, not the reverse. She prioritizes high-touch support and proactive help, a standard she now brings to her own investing.
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How did you— I guess like going back to your time there, you spent 6 years working with Charles. What were some of your biggest learnings and how did they shape your investing practice as it stands today?
Mm-hmm. I would say a big one is founders. We work for founders. I think that Charles really demonstrates that ethos, and that's something I learned from him, and it's something I take into my work today. And that I just came to this call from hopping off another call with a founder, and she was just like, thank you so much for taking the call because it was the last Yeah. You know, schedule thing. And I was like, that's my job. Like, this isn't— there's no need to thank me. That's literally my job. And I think that sometimes when you don't have that type of ethos in the firm, or that's not the same kind of like ethos that you're brought up with, with another firm, it's not as common to just expect that high bar for yourself.