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Venture capital funds are typically structured to have a 10-year lifespan, but venture-backed companies often take more than 10 years to achieve an exit and return capital to their investors. So what happens when a portfolio company needs more than 10 years to achieve an exit? In Episode #7 of the Fund81 podcast, Industry Ventures Managing Partner Roland Reynolds helps us answer this question and more.
Roland Reynolds is the managing partner at Industry Ventures - the leading liquidity provider for the venture ecosystem. Roland focuses on secondary, primary and direct co-investments for the Industry Ventures team, and has spent nearly two decades in venture capital. In addition to being an expert on venture capital liquidity, Roland was one of the first institutional investors to invest in smaller venture capital funds. He founded Little Hawk Capital Management, a fund of funds for micro-VCs, which was later acquired by Industry Ventures.
The “Magic Genie Fallacy” phenomenon, in which people start to believe that they need someone else’s magic advice to propel themselves forward, can be counterproductive to both the lamp seeker and the lamp possessor.
Read more ➞I would like to publicly thank my mom for sending a cool and collected text message after her recent accident. That simple message gave me hope that offering kindly candid feedback can, in fact, improve relationships, including the one I have with my mom.
Read more ➞Some of my biggest accomplishments and happiest moments have stemmed from a feeling of discomfort. I am going to publicly commit to staying out of my comfort zone for at least six weeks.
Read more ➞I allowed myself to include all of my “ridiculous” wants and aspirations on my list of 2023 goals, one of which was “finding a coach and co-collaborator who would agree to hold meetings from the chairlift.” Believe it or not, I was actually able to manifest that.
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