The Venture Mindset: How to Make Smarter Bets and Achieve Extraordinary Growth
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The Venture Mindset: How to Make Smarter Bets and Achieve Extraordinary Growth
People escalate their own commitments, not someone else’s. We’ve also noticed that different organizations respond to this
Ilya Strebulaev • The Venture Mindset: How to Make Smarter Bets and Achieve Extraordinary Growth
The only good decision here is not to invest further and to write off your losses.
Ilya Strebulaev • The Venture Mindset: How to Make Smarter Bets and Achieve Extraordinary Growth
VCs don’t want to buy the first house or the first car.
Ilya Strebulaev • The Venture Mindset: How to Make Smarter Bets and Achieve Extraordinary Growth
Disagreement is your best friend in this case.
Ilya Strebulaev • The Venture Mindset: How to Make Smarter Bets and Achieve Extraordinary Growth
They de-risk risks; they don’t avoid them.
Ilya Strebulaev • The Venture Mindset: How to Make Smarter Bets and Achieve Extraordinary Growth
To use the Venture Mindset, you have to wear a risk-reduction engineer hat.
Ilya Strebulaev • The Venture Mindset: How to Make Smarter Bets and Achieve Extraordinary Growth
VCs call themselves “risk-reduction
Ilya Strebulaev • The Venture Mindset: How to Make Smarter Bets and Achieve Extraordinary Growth
Don’t hide risks. Bring them to light early on.