http://larrycheng.com/2009/11/21/succeeding-with-a-potential-single-point-of-failure/ Some thoughts on VC, some on tech, and some on other stuff. Thu, 17 May 2012 23:16:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://larrycheng.com/2009/11/21/succeeding-with-a-potential-single-point-of-failure/#comment-2561 Mon, 10 May 2010 06:51:48 +0000 http://larrycheng.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/succeeding-with-a-potential-single-point-of-failure/#comment-2561 [...] Succeeding with a Potential Single Point of Failure [...]

]]> http://larrycheng.com/2009/11/21/succeeding-with-a-potential-single-point-of-failure/#comment-1331 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:15:30 +0000 http://larrycheng.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/succeeding-with-a-potential-single-point-of-failure/#comment-1331 Yikes… it takes some guts to invest in a company that has any points of catastrophic failure that are outside of its direct control. You’re crossing your fingers… I tell entrepreneurs who ask that they shouldn’t have any dependencies or barriers that they themselves cannot control, fix or mitigate. I can easily see a VC saying, “wow… so you’re telling me everything can go perfectly, but Yodlee’s owner could get a divorce, and half the company could go to his estranged wife, and the judge could order liquidation in 90 days, and you’re out of business?” Over dramatic, but you get my point…

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