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Santiago Soto
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- Loudcloud was probably about ten years ahead of it’s time, this lesson is repeated in the startup world
- Loudcloud is like aws today business
- Loudcloud was public in dot com collapse
— Jul 11, 2026 09:29PM
- Loudcloud is like aws today business
- Loudcloud was public in dot com collapse
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Santiago Soto
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- product-first company is very attractive to vcs
- vcs as investing in good ideas that look like bad ideas
- if they were good ideas they would never produce venture returns
- execution derived from the team’s members being able to work
— 17 hours, 28 min ago
- vcs as investing in good ideas that look like bad ideas
- if they were good ideas they would never produce venture returns
- execution derived from the team’s members being able to work
Santiago Soto
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- people and team is the most important feature that VC’s require to invest in a early stage startup
— Aug 19, 2026 12:36AM
Santiago Soto
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- tech startup represents engineers who identify some innovative product to solve existing problems or create a new market by introducing a product or service
- if you can generate cash flow from day 1 then the better way is debt
— Jul 24, 2026 08:43PM
- if you can generate cash flow from day 1 then the better way is debt
Santiago Soto
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- vc invest anywhere from the very early stage, with decent revenue and strong scaling plans
- is you business appropriate to raise venture finance
- You should understand how works vc companies, how they invest and how they write the checks
— Jul 07, 2026 09:58PM
- is you business appropriate to raise venture finance
- You should understand how works vc companies, how they invest and how they write the checks