Venture studios?
What are your impressions on venture studios? I hear good things, but naturally suspicious. Obviously, nothing is a sure thing, not even YC, but are venture studios something to be cautious of? thoughts?
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Why cautious? Venture studios traditionally combine multiple entities under one roof. That means that they can share resources (e.g. you can hire earlier for a new product) and are often able to use similar foundations, like shared tech or marketing plans.
So to say, every IndieHacker working on more than one product is running a venture studio 🤔
Some are extremely successful with that (Tiny, for example), for others that may be a struggle and the focus is better on a single product.
That helps. I have an opportunity upcoming. Wasn't sure how to take it. I was just wondering if there was a downside iwasnt aware of.
The thing is, everyone claims they are a venture studio these days. What does it actually mean?
If you are considering a job opportunity - what is the offer? Equity included?
If its starting on your own, as @dqmonn mentioned, venture studio is just a definition for a vague experimenting with products. Anyone can do it.
Everyone might have a very different structure in mind.
It's not a job offer, it's an offer to work with them. They are going to take equity, but I also think this comes with a set of funding as well. I obviously have to take it, working on my own is freaking lonely and hard. I am not getting the traction I want or need. I worry about sunk costs and the thought of failing.