Framework
The Strategic Capital Filter
Screen investors for alignment with your growth thesis.
How it works
- 1Screen investors for alignment with your growth thesis.
- 2Pass on anyone expecting 10x hockey-stick growth in year one.
- 3Set expectations early, then deliver against them.
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