In Silicon Valley, we’re so often mired in jargon that we forget to ask the most basic questions about how venture capital works.
Christine Herron, director at Intel Capital and a venture advisor at 500Startups and StartX (a Stanford-affiliated nonprofit accelerator), addressed an intimate audience of investors and entrepreneurs this afternoon at Startup Monthly’s Smart Money conference.
She answered questions like: ” What are capital calls?” “Where does money come from?” “How does a venture capital fund work?” She also offered her personal perspective on investing — bear in mind that there may be some discrepancies among investors.
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