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What are three things you as an investor wish every entrepreneur knew? Lee: Firstly, at the early stage, optimize for value add and not dilution. Secondly, be very self-critical and thoughtful about what constitutes “value add” for your start-up. And thirdly, think about where you want to be in 18 months, which is usually the amount of time funded

As for real angels—the ones investing their own funds—they are probably best described with terms such as active if they make lots of investments, deep-pocketed if they write large checks, well-connected if they can introduce their entrepreneurs to good people, well-known if they have high name recognition, smart-money if they are great strategic a

You are inquisitive, prospective, and exploratory. And to understand you, we need to know the personal constructs through which you interpret objects, events, other people, and yourself.

A star individual contributor (IC) is incredibly valuable. Valuable enough that many companies will pay them just as much as they’d pay a manager. A truly great IC will be a leader in their chosen function and also become an informal cultural leader, someone who people across the company will seek out for advice and mentorship. Apple formally recog

“Make sure you know the investors who have coinvested with them on past deals, and ask for specific introductions to two or three of these investors,”