The Life of “Little P’s” and Non-Partners: How to Make the Most of the Opportunity (opens in new tab)

If you’re a junior investor right now, none of this is surprising. You’ve felt it. You send the email and it goes unanswered. You get the meeting, but the founder is clearly waiting for your partner to join, or even explicitly asks. You make the intro internally and someone senior takes over. You’re working hard for the firm, but it’s not clear that your long term value as an investor is accruing. Are you actually gaining “juice”, or just renting someone else’s?