Menlo Partner: Ego Is the Most Expensive Liability in Investing and Startups
FinanceYF5 · x · 2026-10-06
Part 8 of the 20VC thread with Menlo Ventures partner Venky Ganesan: personal ego is among the most expensive liabilities in investing and startups. Long-term success means focusing on returns for LPs and helping teams and founders win, rather than chasing credit—Menlo's changes over the past 24 months being a case in point.
Related event: 20VC Talks to Menlo's Venky Ganesan on Seed Investing and Ego(2 posts)→
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