Ep. 789: Scott Kupor Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

My guest today is Scott Kupor, the managing partner of Andreessen Horowitz. He has overseen the firm's rapid growth to one hundred fifty employees and more than $7 billion in assets under management. The topic is his book Secrets of Sand Hill Road: Venture Capital and How to Get It. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: What are venture capitalists saying about your startup behind closed doors? And what can you do to influence that conversation? Why most VCs typically invest in only one startup in a given business category? Why the skill you need most when raising venture capital is the ability to tell a compelling story? How to handle a "down round," when startups have to raise funds at a lower valuation than in the previous round? What to do when VCs get too entangled in the day-to-day operations of the business? Why you need to build relationships with potential acquirers long before you decide to sell? Jump in! --- I'm MICHAEL COVEL, the host of TREND FOLLOWING RADIO, and I'm proud to have delivered 10+ million podcast listens since 2012. Investments, economics, psychology, politics, decision-making, human behavior, entrepreneurship and trend following are all passionately explored and debated on my show. To start? I'd like to give you a great piece of advice you can use in your life and trading journey… cut your losses! You will find much more about that philosophy here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/trend/ You can watch a free video here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/video/ Can't get enough of this episode? You can choose from my thousand plus episodes here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/podcast My social media platforms: Twitter: @covel Facebook: @trendfollowing LinkedIn: @covel Instagram: @mikecovel Hope you enjoy my never-ending podcast conversation!