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The Optimism Discount #venturecapitalpodcast #duet#founder #venturecapital

27 Jan 2025 · 0 min

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A short YouTube clip from Precursor Ventures (recorded Jan 27, 2025) asserting that conservative founders are penalized in fundraising because evaluators default to assuming others are optimistic; conservative actions are hard to distinguish from optimistic posturing, so conservative behavior is "discounted."

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