What is the earliest your firm has stepped in to help fund an investment? For mine we just gave a couple million to a guy that his entire idea was in a powerpoint and nothing concrete. Are my bosses making a huge mistake?

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Technically speaking, all early stage venture capital is risky. Whether the company has just a deck or has reached MVP, the risk is pretty much the same. MVP doesn’t make it any more or less likely that demand for the product exists.

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Depends I guess. If the founder is world class, has successfully done and exited from startups before, and has the network, I would be okay with investing from a deck. I’d trust the founder enough to be able to get to an MVP.

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