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Aug 2024
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Minisode: What’s the Real Value Add of V...

OpenLP from Sapphire Partners
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Nick & Beezer go inside their recent conversation with Jason Shuman and Will Quist to discuss the right way to be a contrarian investor, how to do no harm as a VC, and dive into the answer to their burning question: do VCs actually add value?


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