West coast investors are not confident enough of their judgement to act boldly; east coast investors, much more so
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Silicon Valley investors are noticeably more aggressive than Boston ones 1 0 1Boldness is the essence of venture investing 1 0 1West coast investors are confident enough of their judgement to act boldly; east coast investors, not so much 1 0 1The behavior of investors is often opaque to founders 1 0 2Investors are pinched between two kinds of fear: fear of investing in startups that fizzle, and fear of missing out on startups that take off 1 0 2Significant growth between two investor meetings makes investors eager to close, while flat or decreasing numbers can cause investors to get cold feet 1 0 2Investors are more alarmed by evasiveness than full disclosure 1 0 2Some investors may lack numeracy skills or believe they cannot predict startup outcomes 1 0 2Heartland cities need to accommodate every type of investor in the ecosystem to compete for high-growth, high-margin technology companies 1 0 2If a region's economic boom did not involve tech financing, the investors in that region are unlikely to understand tech financing 1 0 2