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Rahul Mucherla

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What are your thoughts on the Solo Fund Manager versus Multi-Fund Manager Approach?

My experience with Venture Capital has seen funds that operate with a single fund manager and others with multiple fund managers. Often, performance is very similar and each respective fund sees the value in their own approach. As a third party, is there any major benefits going down the single fund manager or multi-fund manager approach?
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Mike Suprovici

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It is critical for Managing Partners (founders of venture capital firms) to partner with people that they know extremely well and that they have had an extensive long-term working relationship. Partner breakups in VC firms have dire consequences given that these firms are 15 - 20 year commitments at a minimum. Therefore, if the choice is between being a solo GP or partnering with someone who you don't know extremely well, the best choice is often to be solo.

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