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SignalFire CEO Chris Farmer on why venture funds now last 20 years and the hiring boom behind the layoffs
Published 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Description
Chris Farmer is the founder and CEO of SignalFire, an early stage venture firm managing over $3 billion.
In this episode of Summation, Chris and Auren discuss:
- why the time to return 1x has stretched to 9+ years and funds are lasting 20 years
- the engineering hiring boom hiding behind the layoff headlines
- the five functions of a VC firm and the one place data helps the least
- why almost all conventional career advice is now bad
You can find Auren Hoffman on X at @auren and Chris Farmer on X at @chriswfarmer