Why this top VC passed on Chime despite loving the team
“And Chime founders, you know, that they just made this Green Dot before sold it and they started doing what they did with Green Dot.”
on seed round. And Chime founders, you know, that they just made this Green Dot before sold it and they started doing what they did with Green Dot. But Green Dot was like this paper based, like out of the counter stuff. And they decided to do almost the same, but in pivoting tech, pivoting it in the digital. And he said he passed on that. And I asked asked him, why you passed on that? And he said, Victor, you know, I started thinking for them that that's this product makes no sense. So, I mean, this was a great team, but I started thinking about like an operator.
About this clip
A venture capitalist explains why he passed on Chime's seed round despite the founders' proven track record with Green Dot. He shares his reasoning for rejecting what seemed like a logical digital pivot from a successful team, illustrating how even experienced investors can misjudge market opportunities.
Why this clip
This clip offers a candid admission of a major investment miss, providing valuable insight into investor decision-making processes and the difficulty of evaluating digital pivots.
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