Investors want to be your partner, not another boss. Scott Sandell at NEA says that should mean:
- you're with them trying to solve problems
- you support them so they can be the founder you took a bet on
Things become imbalanced when their is a lack of trust or transparency on either side.
Scott runs through his relationships with the founders of Tableau, Coursera, and Cloudflare on the latest episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onyAulOLUU8&t=89s