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VC Firm Friends & Family: Founders Want Finance Help, Not More Board Members

Original: Exclusive | VC Firm Friends & Family Says Founders Want Finance Help, Not More Board Members

Venture capital firm Friends & Family is telling founders it offers hands-on financial support rather than traditional board involvement, according to a Wall Street Journal exclusive. The firm says startup founders increasingly want practical help with finance—fundraising, cash management and planning—over investors taking board seats, reflecting a shift in what entrepreneurs expect from their backers.

Why now: The Wall Street Journal just published an exclusive interview outlining the firm's unusual founder-first investment approach.

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• Exclusive | VC Firm Friends & Family Says Founders Want Finance Help, Not More Board Members · WSJ

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