EP 79: Liz Zalman and Jerry Neumann (Co-authors, Founder VS Investor) debate startup experiences

(0:00) Intro(2:01) Founder vs Investor(9:04) Two constituents that a VC is serving(14:19) Structure of new book(16:14) Balance between numbers and schmoozing(21:11) Liz’s absolutes of fundraising(28:31) Beyond the natural absorption of the market(36:21) What is the purpose of a board?(43:27) VCs as an asset class(47:54) Feeling like a babysitter in board meetings(59:34) Would you have bootstrapped it in retrospect?(1:05:47) Should founders always remain CEOs?(1:13:01) Absolutes of fundraising disagreements(1:20:51) Talking to associates(1:26:33) Capital as an effective means of scaling(1:29:23) Sandy Lerner, founder of Cisco(1:37:06) Did Logan learn anything from the founder's perspective? Mixed and edited: Justin HrabovskyProduced: Rashad AssirExecutive Producer: Josh MachizMusic: Griff Lawson 🎙 Listen to the showApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/....podcast/the-logan-ba https://open.spotify.com/show/5WqBqDb4br3LlyVrdqOYYb?si=3076e6c1b5c94d63&nd=1Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS9zb0hJZkhWbg 🎥 Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCugS0jD5IAdoqzjaNYzns7w?sub_confirmation=1 Follow on Socials📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theloganbartlettshow🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/loganbartshow🎬 Clips on TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@theloganbartlettshow About the ShowLogan Bartlett is a Software Investor at Redpoint Ventures - a Silicon Valley-based VC with $6B AUM and investments in Snowflake, DraftKings, Twilio, and Netflix. In each episode, Logan goes behind the scenes with world-class entrepreneurs and investors. If you're interested in the real inside baseball of tech, entrepreneurship, and start-up investing, tune in every Friday for new episodes.