Matthew Giampetroni
@matthewgiampetroni
Venture Capitalist at Velvet Sea Ventures
Matthew Giampetroni
There is a large random factor in the success of any company. So the guys you end up reading about in the papers are the ones who are very smart, totally dedicated, and win the lottery.
Paul Graham • How to Make Wealth
You can’t charge a premium price for giving people what they expect, and you won’t ever have break-out products that way—the kinds of products that people line up around the block for.
Suzy Wetlaufer • The Perfect Paradox of Star Brands: An Interview with Bernard Arnault of LVMH
in a world with infinite information and opportunity, you don’t grow by knowing or doing more , you grow by the ability to correctly focus on less
Mark Manson • How to Improve Your Focus and Concentration
as the bubble grows, it becomes an increasingly pure bet on a revolution
Byrne Hobart • Manias and Mimesis: Applying René Girard’s Mimetic Theory to Financial Bubbles
What are you compulsive about? Is it possible to put that at the center of the platform’s activity?
Graham Duncan Blog • Letter to a Friend Who May Start a New Investment Platform
Every great burst of creativity or action is inseminated with the wiles of boredom
Mark Manson • How to Improve Your Focus and Concentration
Bernard himself continuously expresses that ‘creating desire’ is the most important part of what they are doing at LVMH
Punch Card Investor • LVMH and the Luxury Strategy
As a founder, the most valuable optionality you have is the equity you haven’t sold, and the dilution you haven’t taken. But the second most valuable optionality you can have is a valuation that’s not too high.