Matthew Giampetroni
@matthewgiampetroni
Venture Capitalist at Velvet Sea Ventures
Matthew Giampetroni
The last round is not the permanent price, and being private does not mean you get a free pass on scrutiny.
Bill Gurley • On the Road to Recap: | Above the Crowd
It is impossible for someone to lie unless he thinks he knows the truth. Producing bullshit requires no such conviction.
Harry Frankfurt • On Bullshit
Beyond deliberately architecting the people who surround you, the best way to control your mindset is to “own” the way you speak to yourself, what sports psychologists call your “self-talk”
Graham Duncan Blog • Letter to a Friend Who May Start a New Investment Platform
Achieving profitability is the most liberating action a startup can accomplish.
Bill Gurley • On the Road to Recap: | Above the Crowd
The primary job of senior management is to create value over the long term.
Dan Callahan • Capital Allocation
the best stories to tell are the ones that have been told over and over again, and the stories of competitive mimesis and of deification followed by scapegoating are the oldest and best of all
Byrne Hobart • Manias and Mimesis: Applying René Girard’s Mimetic Theory to Financial Bubbles
Most people are rather confident of their ability to recognize bullshit and to avoid being taken in by it
Harry Frankfurt • On Bullshit
The research shows that companies that are more proactive in their internal resource allocation generate a higher ROA than those that are more conservative.
There is also evidence that companies that are good at internal capital allocation are also effective at external allocation