VC operator view: being fair to investors and returning capital beats forcing a lost company to work
saranormous · x · 2026-10-21
An operator/investor take on startup governance: there are enormous returns to being responsible and fair with investors' capital and doing your best to return the money — but that is different from trying to force a company you've lost faith in as an operator to 'work.' The implied corollary: shutting down and returning capital beats keeping a zombie company alive.
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