David Rosenthal: commitment

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…Isn’t it the truth? For me, specifically, when I was only an investor or investor was the primary thing, everything we were just talking about were both strengths and weaknesses for me. I would fall in love with companies, deeply in love with companies. Obviously for people who listen to us, I still do this with Acquired episodes with the companies we cover. That was a great strength, too. You can really help companies and founders can really feel like you are on their team and aligned and pulling with them. Also, just purely in terms of making the right investments, having a bit more arm's length objectivity and perspective helps. Shifting my focus to the show certainly has made me a better investor. I just look at the investments that I've done and I've been more active in the past few years than I was when I was a VC, you and I are going to be even more active together going forward. I never would have expected this, but it has really helped me. It turns out, knowing history is very helpful in analyzing the present.…

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