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    Fred Destin

    freddestin.com · Personal blog · on HN since 2007

    Fred Destin is a venture capitalist who writes about fundraising, entrepreneurship, and the European startup scene.

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    What HN says

    HN commenters point to it as a venture capital blog and share the full version of his post 'The Arrogant VC'; no opinions are given.

    Stats for nerds
    33HN people shared it
    38linked in comments
    189story points
    Dec 2009last shared

    Top posts on HN

    1. 1
      Three things you should never tell a VC when fundraising
      1 person · 58 points · first shared 2009 · 9 comments on HN
    2. 2
      VC: How a great entrepreneur deals with complexity
      1 person · 26 points · first shared 2009 · 9 comments on HN
    3. 3
      The Arrogant VC: A View From the Trenches
      2 people · 18 points · first shared 2009 · 1 comments on HN
    4. 4
      A cry for Europe
      1 person · 9 points · first shared 2010 · 2 comments on HN
    5. 5
      Should Angels break free from angel groups?
      1 person · 6 points · first shared 2012 · Discussion on HN
    6. 6
      Ecommerce is a slog -- what's your angle?
      2 people · 5 points · first shared 2013 · Discussion on HN
    7. 7
      Lean to Fat, Launch to Scale
      1 person · 5 points · first shared 2011 · Discussion on HN
    8. 8
      Zombie VCs take II - how to spot an active firm
      1 person · 5 points · first shared 2013 · Discussion on HN
    9. 9
      Regulation might emasculate European Venture Capital
      1 person · 5 points · first shared 2009 · Discussion on HN
    10. 10
      Lean is hard and (generally) good for you
      1 person · 4 points · first shared 2011 · Discussion on HN

    What HN people wrote when they linked it

    • willphippsAug 2009

      Would tech VC blogs help?

      http://www.theequitykicker.com/
      http://www.the-accelerator.blogspot.com/
      http://maxniederhofer.com/
      http://www.freddestin.com/
      http://www.avc.com/

      Best of luck.

    • mmtDec 2009

      The unabridged version, linked at the end:

      http://www.freddestin.com/blog/2009/12/the-arrogant-vc-a-view-from-the-trenches-full-length-version.html

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