Analysis

July 2, 2025

When not to take VC advice

One often overlooked skill for VC-backed founders is learning to discern good advice from bad. Here's how to do it.


Claire Gusko, founder of sustainable packing company One.five

One often overlooked skill for VC-backed founders is learning to discern good advice from bad.

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Miriam Partington

Miriam Partington was a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covered the DACH region and the future of work, and wrote Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup.

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