Every $1 I put into my first startup investment turned into $33 in under two years.
That does not make you wise. It makes you curious in a way that is hard to reverse. A stock portfolio that doubles over five or ten years starts to feel like watching paint dry.
I spent years afterward collecting answers from different seats: Wall Street, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, startups, then founding Team Ignite Ventures. I also invested as an angel and put my own money into multiple venture funds as a limited partner.
What I could not find was a book for the person who invests in a fund, which is how most people actually take part in venture capital. So I wrote one.
LP: The Insider’s Guide to Investing in Venture Capital Funds comes out November 4. It is not a sales pitch for the asset class. The money is locked up for years, the fees are real, and most individual bets fail. Part of the book helps you decide whether venture belongs in your portfolio at all.
Why I wrote it: https://www.teamignite.vc/blog/the-book-i-needed-when-i-started-asking-these-questions
Pre-order: thelpbook.com
