Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
In my years of advising startups and occasional investing, I’ve seen many great ideas start and fail, but the right team always seems to make good things happen, even without the ultimate idea. That’s why investors say they invest in people (bet on the jockey, not the horse), rather than the idea.
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 3, 2013
Let me start by saying that Clayton is one of the most influential people on my thoughts about markets that led to both the concept behind my first startup and my main theses in investing. His class reading lists could be a primer for any entrepreneur, not just MBAs. Some money out of every investment. Back to Mr. .
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Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 9, 2020
In my years of advising startups and occasional investing, I’ve seen many great ideas start and fail, but the right team always seems to make good things happen, even without the ultimate idea. That’s why investors say they invest in people (bet on the jockey, not the horse), rather than the idea.
socalTECH
AUGUST 7, 2014
I had worked a year in investment banking, and Jasper was out of USC. With globalization, and the rise of technology, we believed that you were going to see more and more individuals looking to outsource tasks. We have a great team on the ground in the Philippines, who are phenomenal at managing, training, and investing in staff.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 13, 2015
In my years of advising startups and occasional investing, I’ve seen many great ideas start and fail, but the right team always seems to make good things happen, even without the ultimate idea. That’s why investors say they invest in people (bet on the jockey, not the horse), rather than the idea.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 12, 2010
It's big, well known & we've invested in all of these really cool companies]. There is no chance they’re going to invest and it’s not even a close match. The actual investment professionals (partners) are too busy to call companies that they’re interested in so they basically outsource it.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 18, 2018
In my years of advising startups and occasional investing, I’ve seen many great ideas start and fail, but the right team always seems to make good things happen, even without the ultimate idea. That’s why investors say they invest in people (bet on the jockey, not the horse), rather than the idea.
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