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Why 'Growth at All Costs' Is Killing Startups: Corazon Capital Co-Founder Steve Farsht
On this episode of Ratchet Up, Allan Breidenbach sits down with Steve Farsht, co-founder of Corazon Capital, an early-stage venture fund based in Chicago. Steve shares hard-won lessons from 15+ years and 250-300 portfolio companies — from the danger of "growth at all costs" thinking, to why emotional intelligence matters more than analytical skill in venture investing, to how he evaluates founders before writing a check.
They dig into the real difference between advice and influence, how stakeholder management (not the pitch deck) determines whether deals succeed, why boardrooms are the wrong…
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