Founder: Letting Day One Ventures onto my cap table was my worst mistake
ctjlewis · x · 2026-10-12
Founder isaiahptaylor says letting Day One Ventures onto his cap table was the single worst mistake since founding his company — everyone around him saw trouble coming, but he was desperate for cash and vows never to repeat it. Quoting bilalfarooqui's comment that Valar seems to have benefited immensely from the relationship.
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