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The 3 Acronyms VCs Use To Steal Your Startup ㅤ Don't sign a term sheet until you know what these mean. Watch our full startup jargon survival guide here: https://vist.ly/53xf2
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@iam.abhigyan♥ 52026-05-12
So if I have a working product, some paying customers, 90 percent margin, and have other stable businesses with lifetime expenses secured as savings, shall I even look for VC? I know I can boost marketing fast but at the cost of never making good money, in this exponential AI age who knows if I will ever be able to liquidate the company.
@playwithreality♥ 32026-05-15
Most founders don't get this but for the vast majority of VCs: their boss are the limited partners who give the VC their money to invest. In exchange the VCs try to earn a profit to their boss that is the limited partners. These clauses are there to help their boss earn a return on their investment. You are the VCs ticket to earn money for their boss if you are a founder. Any exit is a zero-sum game for a fixed pie and VCs want as much of that fixed pie as possible to earn money for their boss
@lienista♥ 32026-05-13
He sounds so out of it. 2x or 3x is pretty standard and it’s not “stealing”
@nodemuncher♥ 12026-05-13
So any lp, pp, dp, no gud
@j.oel_alukwe♥ 12026-05-13
Got taken out by the rofr
@enjoy_da_vido2026-05-22
You got tresomie?
@mr_connected2026-05-21
🔥😢
@mr_connected2026-05-21
More please
@nnaemeka_eberechukwu2026-05-18
@mr_popoola
@haroldph2026-05-15
This isn't stealing your company...
@kxdutch2026-05-13
🔥🔥
@cre_8or2026-05-13
You are speaking as if you as a founder seeking funding have any power over the VC, they would do it regardless of they want to, it's up to you if you wanna take that money or pass
@peignoir22026-05-13
all@of that kicks in if the startup was over valued
@emisangradio_012026-05-13
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@jttpa_official2026-05-12
I created a replacement for this entire VVC culture. Only problem now, the CLARITY Act may be a spoiler. Let me know if you want to cover it, as this is the reason why VCs were going bonkers when ICOs was the hottest thing, then DeFi. Let's not forget, over $25B was basically scams in crypto, parading as projects.
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So if I have a working product, some paying customers, 90 percent margin, and have other stable businesses with lifetime expenses secured as savings, shall I even look for VC? I know I can boost marketing fast but at the cost of never making good money, in this exponential AI age who knows if I will ever be able to liquidate the company.
Most founders don't get this but for the vast majority of VCs: their boss are the limited partners who give the VC their money to invest. In exchange the VCs try to earn a profit to their boss that is the limited partners. These clauses are there to help their boss earn a return on their investment. You are the VCs ticket to earn money for their boss if you are a founder. Any exit is a zero-sum game for a fixed pie and VCs want as much of that fixed pie as possible to earn money for their boss
He sounds so out of it. 2x or 3x is pretty standard and it’s not “stealing”
So any lp, pp, dp, no gud
Got taken out by the rofr
You got tresomie?
🔥😢
More please
@mr_popoola
This isn't stealing your company...
🔥🔥
You are speaking as if you as a founder seeking funding have any power over the VC, they would do it regardless of they want to, it's up to you if you wanna take that money or pass
all@of that kicks in if the startup was over valued
👊🏽
I created a replacement for this entire VVC culture. Only problem now, the CLARITY Act may be a spoiler. Let me know if you want to cover it, as this is the reason why VCs were going bonkers when ICOs was the hottest thing, then DeFi. Let's not forget, over $25B was basically scams in crypto, parading as projects.