Bryant Wu

The other is ideally lead gen. You're creating relationships that otherwise wouldn't have been created. The thing you try to avoid is "Okay, I have a relationship with my car repair man, my hair stylist, my whatever and it's a frequent relationship." Those don't do well because the service provider, they'll pay a little bit for convenience. They'll... See more

He doesn't much believe in massages and lattes. But not because he's against massages and lattes in Silicon Valley. It's more because he has lived through market cycles where things get really tough. And he knows that there are market cycles and product cycles where you will be able to push the advantage if you've had the discipline during the good... See more

I would shorthand a venture investment as TAM, team, and to a lesser extent timing. It's really about TAM and team

Once you clear these five hurdles, however, there is more you can do to improve your probability of success at scale. You can design the right incentives, use marginal thinking to make the most of your resources, and stay lean and effective as you grow. You can make decisions based on the opportunity cost of your time, discover your comparative adv... See more

Taking the time to make sure that every hire early on is the right person and the right fit, the right combination of courage, brains, and heart is incredibly important. I've always been very focused on that. The mistakes you ask about. I guess my advice to entrepreneurs out there, and I guess any businessperson honestly, is that it takes some expe... See more

In a world where's there's infinite capital, the real scarcity is actually trust