Founder vs Investor: What VCs are really looking for

<p>After founding two companies, including <a href="https://www.strongdm.com/">StrongDM</a>, a dynamic management access platform (explore their docs <a href="https://www.strongdm.com/docs/get-started/what-is-strongdm/">here</a>), Elizabeth took a “break” by co-authoring a book. </p><p><a href="https://www.foundervsinvestor.com/"><i>Founder vs Investor: The Honest Truth About Venture Capital from Startup to IPO</i></a> is about what she learned as a founder and executive about the founder-investor relationship. Order it on <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/founder-vs-investor-the-honest-truth-about-venture-capital-from-startup-to-ipo-elizabeth-joy-zalman/19276178">Bookshop</a> or <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Founder-Vs-Investor-Venture-Capital/dp/1400242762">Amazon</a>.</p><p>Elizabeth’s co-author is investor and advisor <a href="https://twitter.com/ganeumann?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">Jerry Neumann</a>, managing director of Neu Venture Capital.</p><p>One option for your next weekend outing: a <a href="https://www.rideandtie.org/">ride and tie</a>.</p><p>Connect with Elizabeth on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethzalman/">LinkedIn</a>.</p><p>Connect with Jerry Neumann on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerryneumann/">LinkedIn</a>.</p><p>Nice work: User <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/users/8705563/reap">Reap</a>’s answer to <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/50433909/get-string-name-from-enum-in-c-sharp">Get String Name from Enum in C#</a> earned them a <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/help/badges/8842/lifeboat">Lifeboat badge</a>.</p>