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As many have attested, there's nothing romantic about being a founder.It's about doing what has to be done.And that’s what makes entrepreneurship difficult.In Episode 073 of CLIMB, Zach Coelius, Managing Partner at Coelius Capital, maintains that being a founder is 10x harder than being a VC.Talking about an investor’s MO, Zach equates being in the stands, drinking a beer, with the same as being a VC and deciding which companies will survive, and which will die.Zach is known for his investments in Angel List, HelloSign, Mercury, and more, but what is lesser known about him is that before investing, Zach sold an ad-tech business to Facebook (now Meta).As if this isn't impressive enough, he also raised $33M for Coelius Capital’s Fund II, that too in a record 3 weeks!In the latest episode of CLIMB by VSC, Zach and host Jay Kapoor discuss their views on: • repeat founders versus first-time founders • how Zach sold his company• the journey as an entrepreneur & more.Tune in to the full episode now.Connect with us on LinkedIn: Zach Coelius: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachcoelius/Jay Kapoor: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaykapoor/Chapters:Watch the full video on YouTube:https://youtu.be/U4NFkF7jCmg



