Venture Investors Should Focus on the Next Investment, Not IPO Dates

The view is that venture capitalists should focus on their next investment and on current work with portfolio companies, rather than on when a seed-stage company might go public. The argument is framed as a recommendation, not a reported change in industry practice.

The same focus could appeal to people who dislike public “victory laps” after an acquisition: once an acquisition has happened, attention should return to what the investor is doing now.