[JimEngland]

Should we even be encouraging founders outside of the Bay Area and NYC from taking on large amounts of VC funding?

I'm hesitant to push middle America founders in this direction... their ecosystems don't have the infrastructure to truly support the companies. Taking on too much VC money is dangerous for them!

[birdmom]

firms are evolving, though, with changing demographics and locations--as they should. many firms settling in new startuplands are from those places, trying to help those communities and local industries. their models are changing too, dif fund sizes, financial models. taking on too much VC is dangerous for ANY founder! i've checked out the holloway guide and it seems to be really careful about protecting founders.