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Did you know GitLab lost customer data—and livestreamed their recovery on YouTube?!? Instead of hiding their mistake, they showed everything. Their transparency built MORE trust with customers. On our next episode of Tank Talks, we welcome back Villi Iltchev, Founder and Managing Partner of his new firm, Category Ventures. On this episode, Villi shares his journey being at the forefront of venture investing for decades—spending time at Salesforce in its earliest days of corporate VC, working closely with GitLab in their early stage, and cutting his teeth at August Capital and Two Sigma before striking out to launch Category VC. He’s seen firsthand how trust can make or break deals, and how founders and VCs can foster genuine, long-term partnerships. Subscribe to get notified when the episode drops: tanktalks.substack.com
