Two Important Things Every Entrepreneur Should Know About Venture Capitalists

Venture capitalists are a valuable part of the startup ecosystem, but don’t let them confuse you about what really matters.

Aaron Dinin, PhD
Entrepreneurship Handbook
6 min readJan 25, 2024

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I was hosting a venture capitalist in one of the entrepreneurship classes I teach at Duke. We’d nearly reached the end of his…

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I teach entrepreneurship at Duke. Software Engineer. PhD in English. I write about the mistakes entrepreneurs make since I’ve made plenty. More @ aarondinin.com