Attribution risk

The risk that a departing investor’s claimed track record overstates their own contribution. LPs test it by asking which deals they actually led.

Attribution risk in practice

Hypothetical: an investor claims to have led three deals, but corroborating records show that they led one and participated in two. The issue is the inflated leadership claim; accurately reporting participation in all three would not itself be misleading.

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