Making Venture Capital Work for Entrepreneurs
Leila Rastegar Zegna, general partner and co-founder of Kindred Capital, joins Azeem Azhar to explore a new model for venture capital, where startup founders become partners in the fund. This new approach aims to align incentives for entrepreneurs and investors, in order to build a healthier innovation community.
Azeem Azhar's Exponential View
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Show Notes
Leila Rastegar Zegna, co-founder and general partner of Kindred Capital, joins Azeem Azhar for a deep dive into venture capital: how it really works, what’s broken, and how to fix it. They also explore a new model for venture capital, where founders become partners in the fund. This new approach aims to align incentives for both entrepreneurs and investors, in order to build a healthier innovation community.
They also discuss:
- Why venture capital is a “people business,” not a finance business.
- Why obsessiveness is a more important than expertise for founders.
- Why not all startups should seek funding.
Further resources:
- “How Venture Capitalists Are Deforming Capitalism” (The New Yorker, 2020)
- “What Is Equitable Venture?” (Kindred Capital, 2017)
- “Silicon Valley Needs a Shakedown with Chamath Palihapitiya” (Exponential View podcast, 2020)
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