Mark Goldberg

We wanted to keep enough diversity in the fund where we didn't get anybody, you know, kind of much over 10%. That was kind of where we adhered to. So we wanted about 20 LPs and that's pretty close to where we landed.

No, we wanted good people. I feel like I have learned so much about being an investor from going through a fundraise.

No, we wanted good people. I feel like I have learned so much about being an investor from going through a fundraise.

No, we wanted good people. I feel like I have learned so much about being an investor from going through a fundraise.

I mean, so many things. First off, I feel like every VC should have to fundraise just to be table stakes as a VC. And in some ways, I think my order of operation was wrong where I invested for almost a decade before becoming a founder. I wish though it would have been difficult to have done in the opposite direction, but some of the learnings.

I mean, so many things. First off, I feel like every VC should have to fundraise just to be table stakes as a VC. And in some ways, I think my order of operation was wrong where I invested for almost a decade before becoming a founder. I wish though it would have been difficult to have done in the opposite direction, but some of the learnings.

I mean, so many things. First off, I feel like every VC should have to fundraise just to be table stakes as a VC. And in some ways, I think my order of operation was wrong where I invested for almost a decade before becoming a founder. I wish though it would have been difficult to have done in the opposite direction, but some of the learnings.

So first off, there was so much empathy from having to pitch. For a decade, I sat on one side of the table and heard the pitches and to be forced to feel the pressure of stepping into a room with everybody's eyes on you and you need to deliver is something everybody should do at some regular interval to kind of balance the equilibrium of power.

So first off, there was so much empathy from having to pitch. For a decade, I sat on one side of the table and heard the pitches and to be forced to feel the pressure of stepping into a room with everybody's eyes on you and you need to deliver is something everybody should do at some regular interval to kind of balance the equilibrium of power.

So first off, there was so much empathy from having to pitch. For a decade, I sat on one side of the table and heard the pitches and to be forced to feel the pressure of stepping into a room with everybody's eyes on you and you need to deliver is something everybody should do at some regular interval to kind of balance the equilibrium of power.

And I think, I don't know if you felt the same way, Harry, when you were fundraising, but for me, I felt tremendous empathy for that. And I'll just give you an example. When you're pitching somebody, this is one of many meetings to them. And this is the most important meeting of your day. I mean, for me, there were a handful of meetings like that.

And I think, I don't know if you felt the same way, Harry, when you were fundraising, but for me, I felt tremendous empathy for that. And I'll just give you an example. When you're pitching somebody, this is one of many meetings to them. And this is the most important meeting of your day. I mean, for me, there were a handful of meetings like that.

And I think, I don't know if you felt the same way, Harry, when you were fundraising, but for me, I felt tremendous empathy for that. And I'll just give you an example. When you're pitching somebody, this is one of many meetings to them. And this is the most important meeting of your day. I mean, for me, there were a handful of meetings like that.

And it's like, oh, well, as we know, it didn't hurt your ability to do something incredible with your own fundraise. And in some ways, I hope to give you a perspective. So when a founder is sweating in front of you, you have that empathy.

And it's like, oh, well, as we know, it didn't hurt your ability to do something incredible with your own fundraise. And in some ways, I hope to give you a perspective. So when a founder is sweating in front of you, you have that empathy.

And it's like, oh, well, as we know, it didn't hurt your ability to do something incredible with your own fundraise. And in some ways, I hope to give you a perspective. So when a founder is sweating in front of you, you have that empathy.

And that's a lot of what I felt, the sense of, you know, oh, okay, this is a really helpful reminder of what it takes to really put yourself in the shoes of a founder. Did

And that's a lot of what I felt, the sense of, you know, oh, okay, this is a really helpful reminder of what it takes to really put yourself in the shoes of a founder. Did

And that's a lot of what I felt, the sense of, you know, oh, okay, this is a really helpful reminder of what it takes to really put yourself in the shoes of a founder. Did

That is a very good question. And I think that we met everybody in person. Now, because we're in San Francisco, a lot of people were coming through for different LP events. So there was a lot of kind of the community moving through. But we hustled too. We spent a lot of time on planes. And we, I mean, we were... We were out there. It was a quick fundraise, but we were out there hustling very hard.