Sammy Abdullah · 10 November 2026 · Operating Insight

Strategic Investors Can Be Harmful in Tech

Sammy Abdullah, GP @ Blossom Street

Strategic corporate investors often harm tech startups by controlling product roadmaps, demanding special terms, skipping follow-on rounds, and abandoning companies when their priorities shift—yet 84% of successful public tech companies didn't need them.

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