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The Perils of Quitting on a Bad Day #venturecapitalpodcast#founder #siliconvalley #venturecapital

6 Feb 2025 · 0 min

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A short podcast-style YouTube video from Precursor Ventures (Feb 6, 2025) advising founders about the risks of deciding to quit on a bad day. The speaker emphasizes that founders should avoid making terminal decisions during temporary downturns, notes differing investor reactions (some worry about write-downs, others urge toughness), and reminds that founders ultimately run and decide for their companies.

I'm a big fan of the old saying, never quit on a bad day. Sometimes I talk to people like, you're just having a really bad run. I'm not sure that quitting in this moment is the right decision. Not because you don't have the right to quit, but you might be quitting on a bad day. I've been surprised. We've had some investors who are like, I need this company to keep going because I don't want the write down on my books. We've had other people saying, I think this founder should be tougher and should keep going. And I'm like, at the end of the day, they run the company. We can judge the decisions that they make, but we can't make the decisions for them. And.