MANAGER MINT MAGAZINE Issue 02 | Page 51

makes the conversation awkward if you’re spaced apart.
Audience member 5 — Not an example of an amazing founder, but amazing fundraiser was Lucas Duplan from Clinkle. He famously brought [some well known investors] to his office (instead of going to the investors office). The investors ended up investing five million plus in the seed round. At the time it was said to be the most courageous moves by a founder. What are your thoughts on that
Katz — If you’re going to be that cocky you better be that good.
Jason — How did it work out with Clinkle?
Audience member 5 — Clinkle ended up with a 30 million dollar seed round. The founder took a picture with a hundred thousand dollars cash. It went all over the internet
Katz — Oh jeez. See that guy — no. I’d be running the other way from that. That’s a guy who’s going to have such a big ego, and he will blow so much capital.
Jason — It will be very hard for him to step away from a mistake too. Oh we’re going in the wrong direction? Great, let’s go over the waterfall…..
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