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Entrepreneur’s Don’t Think Enough. Here’s What You Can Do About It …

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You need to take time out to Think. But trust me when I say that my observations across many startups (and other companies, frankly) is that not enough time goes into thinking. Every so often after a few weeks of go-go-go I work from home from a day. Or I will get some good time in at a hotel just zoning out and thinking.

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When VCs Play Defense

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Somehow the world seems to be spinning faster these days than just a few years ago. The frantic pace of technology cycles, the amount of tech news, the blogs, the conferences, the demo days, the announcements, the fundings, the IPOs. It got me thinking about the advice that I often give to new VCs. It’s exhausting.

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The Importance of The Narrative

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So I went to college with no expectation that I would ever join a fraternity let alone aspire to become president one day. But I walked away with a big lesson that I carry to this day. Don’t you see that when we were young those leaders thought the fraternity had changed from the days when their elders were running it?

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Knowing what you know now, how would you have prepared for COVID-19?

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Appreciate the simple things in life and appreciate the difference they can make to the day. Take more time to fully think things through. Put more in the coffers for rainy days, and operate as lean as possible whilst still producing exceptional work. Daily huddle, weekly, monthly, quarterly, yearly.). Juggle fewer balls.

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What’s it Like Being a VC?

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Since I answer this all the time anyway I thought it might make an interesting blog post. It is the equivalent of going to a coffee shop every day and having intellectual debates. 6. .&# That was fine but I prefer the earlier days. I think it’s seen as a sign of making progress in your career.

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The Harder I Work, The Luckier I Get

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I think that’s the beauty of both capitalism and innovation. It’s always what I think now when somebody who doesn’t go the extra mile thinks that everything comes easy to you. You just closed your last $5 million round and everybody around you is thinking they could have done what you did. Bull or bear?

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Are MBAs Necessary for Start-ups or VC?

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I was reading Chris Dixon’s blog tonight. I came across this blog post about getting a computer science degree as the best degree for getting into venture capital or working at a VC-backed start up. He says the MBA transformed his thinking. This is part of my ongoing series called “ Start-up Lessons.&#.

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