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Listen "Episode #36: Founder Optimism, Seed Math Is Broken, Aumni Venture Beacon Report"
Episode Synopsis
In this week’s episode of The Learning Corner, recorded in person during Precursor’s team onsite in San Francisco, Mia Farnham and Charles Hudson dive into the following topics:
Embracing Optimism in Venture
Inspired by a recent essay from Collin and Joshua Wallace, we explore the often-overlooked value of modeling best-case scenarios. While founders and investors are trained to anticipate risk, we ask: what would it look like to plan with optimism, and why is that mindset essential to long-term success?
Bill Gurley on the Broken Math of Seed
We break down Hadley Harris’ viral thread and Bill Gurley’s response on how price does matter in seed investing and how it could become more difficult to win back ownership in follow on strategy.
Aumni’s Q1 2025 Venture Beacon Report
With deal sizes compressing and investor protections rising, we examine the broader recalibration of the venture market.
Embracing Optimism in Venture
Inspired by a recent essay from Collin and Joshua Wallace, we explore the often-overlooked value of modeling best-case scenarios. While founders and investors are trained to anticipate risk, we ask: what would it look like to plan with optimism, and why is that mindset essential to long-term success?
Bill Gurley on the Broken Math of Seed
We break down Hadley Harris’ viral thread and Bill Gurley’s response on how price does matter in seed investing and how it could become more difficult to win back ownership in follow on strategy.
Aumni’s Q1 2025 Venture Beacon Report
With deal sizes compressing and investor protections rising, we examine the broader recalibration of the venture market.
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