What have you learned as a VC you wish you’d known as an operator?

Update: 2019-03-01

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Having spent most of my life as an ad guy or entrepreneur, I switched over to the dark side about 2 years ago to become a General Partner in G20 Ventures. Fellow recovering operator and VC Gayatri Sarkar asked what I've learned that I wish I knew then, and the answer may surprise you.

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