Why I Said No to Venture Capital for Trends.vc | Daily Essay

On the show Creator Lab, Bilal Zaidi asked me whether I would take investors for Trends.vc. I said no. Featuring: Bilal Zaidi, Phillip Knowlton, Craig Newmark, Jim Buckmaster, Travis Kalanick, Fawzi Kamel Read the full post Brought to you by: Trends.vc: Discover new markets and opportunities. https://trends.vc/ HeadsUp: Know when your competitors move. Before your customers do. https://headsup.bot Multi: Turn any content into a YouTube video. https://makemulti.com Chapters: (00:00) Stability at war with itself (00:11) Trends.vc and the three interest groups (00:31) Craigslist, eBay and Delaware Chancery Court (01:26) Uber and the dashcam argument (02:12) Who shouldn't have a vote? Where to find Dru: Essays: https://druriley.com/ X: https://x.com/DruRly YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dru-notes Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/drus-notes/id1888795427 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3lFHqgKxuvEHmdiEUfYShG Subscribe to Dru's Notes for a new episode every day. Click here to view the episode transcript.