What Bill Ackman thinks about startups

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Founder and chief executive of Pershing Square Capital Management, the activist investment firm he started in 2004.

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1. 20 Feb 2024

   Our readingVenture boards govern badly because a VC director's interest in winning the next deal outweighs their interest in this company.

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   Their wordsAnd oftentimes it's more important to them to have the public perception that they're good directors so they get the next best deal. If they have a reputation for taking on management too aggressively, word will get out in the small community of founders and they'll miss the next Google.

   ↗Bill Ackman: Investing, Financial Battles, Harvard, DEI, X & Free Speech | Lex Fridman Podcast #413youtube.com 15th of 22 in this recording