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One of the most common mistakes entrepreneurs make is they come up with a technological breakthrough but they do not spend any time analyzing the industry structure or if go-to-market is even possible
Tim Ferriss • Legendary Investor Bill Gurley on Investing Rules, Finding Outliers, Insights from Jeff Bezos and Howard Marks, Must-Read Books, Creating True Competitive Advantages, Open-Source Strategies, Adapting Mental Models to New Realities, and More (#651) - The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss
From the perspective of an operations guy, there is a lot of riff-raff in venture capital: posers, herd mentality, technology infatuation, too much education, not enough experience to appreciate what grit and focus it takes to grow a business out of nothing. To have a fighting chance, you want to be with the best firms, and the best partners in tho
... See moreFrank Slootman • TAPE SUCKS: Inside Data Domain, A Silicon Valley Growth Story
It seemed really natural to give more funding to people who could do more with it and to find great deals for people who had money but didn’t have differentiated or interesting portfolios.
Arlan Hamilton • It's About Damn Time: How to Turn Being Underestimated into Your Greatest Advantage
among the Silicon Valley set by Peter Thiel, our wants tend to be borrowed from other people.
Byrne Hobart • Boom: Bubbles and the End of Stagnation
Larry was an engineer’s engineer,
John Doerr • Measure What Matters: How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs
higher margin structure.
Scott Kupor • Secrets of Sand Hill Road
true network-effects business.