Meagan Loyst

Opinion

September 21, 2023

I moved to Europe and built my VC network from scratch. Here's how

Building a network is about quality — not quantity. Make sure the people you are connecting with will be allies both in good times and bad

Meagan Loyst

4 min read

For my entire career as a VC, I was always based in New York at funds that focused on the US market. There was never an incentive to look at markets, funds or founders building abroad.

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Meagan Loyst

Meagan Loyst is founder and CEO of Gen Z VCs

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