At its loudest, venture capital is a sport of swagger—the big checks, the board seats, the "unicorn" hunting. But late at night, after the term sheets are signed and the pitch decks go dark, the real work begins. That’s when you sit with the silence and reflect.
The best VCs aren't the ones with the biggest funds. They're the ones who can look in the mirror, acknowledge their blind spots, and still choose to say "yes" to someone with nothing but a deck and a dream. vc reflect
You reflect on the calls you didn’t make. The startup you passed on that just filed for an IPO. The market shift you dismissed as a fad. Humility, in this game, isn't a virtue—it's a survival mechanism, arriving too late, always wrapped in regret. At its loudest, venture capital is a sport