VC and Company-Building in a COVID World with Fred Destin

Published: May 17, 2020, noon

b'Fred Destin (@fdestin), founder of Stride.VC, joins Erik on this episode.

They discuss:

- What the ideal fund size is in Fred\'s opinion.

- His thoughts on diversification in venture.

- What his prediction for a possible bounce-back is and why he thinks this is more like \'01-\'03 than \'08-\'09.

- Why founders need to reset their mindset in the COVID-19 era.

- Whether there are too many entrepreneurs and if not, how to add more.

- His message for entrepreneurs in this time.

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