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Avoiding financial mistakes: Tips from backing 450 startups

Marvin is a Partner at Diaspora VC and was a Partner at 500 Startups, running the SF-based accelerator program. He invested in & worked with over 450+ Pre-seed & Seed stage startups.

Marvin spent 10 years at Yahoo, was a Commercial Director, and had P&L management experience there.

In this episode, we cover:

  • How to define product-market fit
  • Methods of managing expenses before and after achieving product-market fit
  • Financial habits and relationships with money
  • Understanding startup valuations
  • The trade-off between time and money
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