There's No Perfect Age in Venture
In this episode, Santosh and Earnest explore whether there’s a “sweet spot” age for being a great VC, ultimately concluding that lifestyle, mindset, and hustle matter more than a birth year. They wrestle with questions of aging out, staying relatable to new generations of founders, and knowing when to step back for the good of the firm, LPs, and personal legacy. Santosh shares data showing many top-performing founders are in their 40s and 50s, challenging the myth that youth always wins, while Earnest pushes on how much of our beliefs about risk and career timing are inherited from boomer-era…
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