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"Parker was able to raise money around it mainly because of who he is, not because of what he was building."

VC's invest in people, not ideas, especially when the founder has a track record. You could be a no-name (first timer) executing on a great idea, but the founder with a track record and bad idea will be able to raise funding a lot quicker than the no-name founder.

I wonder how often founders hit it out of the park twice... anyone?



As much as we hate to admit it, it's a bit different than "VCs invest in people".

VCs (who also happen to be people) invest in friends (also people).

Many investors in the valley are friends and a lot of investment is nothing more than "I'll invest in your startup if you invest in mine".


Elon Musk comes to mind, as does Tony Hsieh.




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