Finding Undiscovered Talent
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Finding Undiscovered Talent
I'm obsessed with quantifying the intangible. There is so much vagueness in venture. We are all trying to find high-agency, relentless problem-solvers that are 0.001% exceptional within a domain... but what objective signals can actually/reliably indicate this?
The answer is always by going deep and detailed. I've... See more
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My favorite ideas from the episode with Charlie Songhurst https://t.co/QqdaXkrgJk
Good read from @FinnMurphy12 on understanding which game you are playing in venture capital.
It's worth emphasizing, with so much focus on attention, that there are (basically) two paths:
1) There are startups that are great at capturing our attention; hot technology, charismatic founders,... See more
Living by principles and openness to serendipity instead of rigid goals; plus betting on top talent in teams.
TRANSCRIPT
Do the work to find your principle for invention. And I have no idea where it will take us. That's the other fun part is, one of the reasons I don't like goals is, I think very talented people, when they set a goal, they tend to do it.
And that's why goals are interesting to lots of people is it's a great way to make progress. But I find it
... See moreThe most important advice is to figure out as early as possible how you can be the most exceptional and extraordinary at what you want to be. To paraphrase Jerry Garcia, the goal is to be not just the best at what you do, but the only one that does what you do. It'll take some time to figure out how to define yourself in that way. It's a little bit... See more