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only invest in companies that have the potential to return the value of the entire fund.
Peter Thiel, Blake Masters • Zero to One
Creators lead the way. Many members of this movement built their reputation as creators, amassing large audiences in the process. This influence has been translated into securing allocation in competitive rounds. Those that tell powerful stories about their portfolio businesses can drive remarkable results.
Mario Gabriele • The Future of Solo Capitalists | The Generalist
FOUNDING MATRIMONY
Peter Thiel, Blake Masters • Zero to One
group of three young venture capitalists in Menlo Park—Bruce Dunlevie, Bob Kagle, and Andy Rachleff—decided to step free of their old firms, and with software entrepreneur Kevin Harvey they set up Benchmark Capital.
Randall E. Stross • eBoys: The First Inside Account of Venture Capitalists at Work
Communities are Causes First, Companies Second
Balaji Srinivasan • The Network State: How To Start a New Country
Having seen this example, Palantir partnered with a secondary fund to offer liquidity to its employees so that they would never trip the five-hundred-plus owner barrier.
Alex MacCaw • The Great CEO Within: The Tactical Guide to Company Building
owners in the first few years.
Sara Nasser Dalrymple • More Sales Please: Promote your small business online, make consistent sales, grow without the grind
Wealth Now/Philanthropy Later