Both Sides of the Table

MAY 26, 2011

I don’t really care if I’m wrong as long as I’m not dogmatic if evidence later shows we need to change course. The idea has become conventional wisdom. The world is filled with people who don’t like having to put their neck on the line and say what they think. So that was a long walk into the topic of recruiting.

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JUNE 10, 2022

In researching this question, I reviewed a classic book by Bryan Mattimore, “ Idea Stormers: How to Lead and Inspire Creative Breakthroughs ,” which details eight attributes of the most creative people, which seem to match the mindsets of some of the best entrepreneurs I know. Always open to new things. Finding and transferring principles.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

In researching this question, I reviewed a classic book by Bryan Mattimore, “ Idea Stormers: How to Lead and Inspire Creative Breakthroughs ,” which details eight attributes of the most creative people, which seem to match the mindsets of some of the best entrepreneurs I know. Always open to new things. Finding and transferring principles.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2021

The attitude of taking nothing for granted, of disbelieving the conventional wisdom, of challenging the way things are done, is essential for a winning entrepreneur. Of course, this passion must be backed up by documented evidence and logical arguments, not just loud talking and arm waving.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

In researching this question, I reviewed a classic book by Bryan Mattimore, “ Idea Stormers: How to Lead and Inspire Creative Breakthroughs ,” which details eight attributes of the most creative people, which seem to match the mindsets of some of the best entrepreneurs I know. Always open to new things. Finding and transferring principles.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

In researching this question, I found a book by Bryan Mattimore, “ Idea Stormers: How to Lead and Inspire Creative Breakthroughs ,” which outlines well eight attributes of the most creative people, which seem to match the mind-sets of some of the best entrepreneurs I know. But how does one recognize and nurture creativity in a person or team?

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

In researching this question, I found a book by Bryan Mattimore, “ Idea Stormers: How to Lead and Inspire Creative Breakthroughs ,” which outlines well eight attributes of the most creative people, which seem to match the mind-sets of some of the best entrepreneurs I know. But how does one recognize and nurture creativity in a person or team?

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Recently, I was reviewing a new book by Bryan Mattimore, “ Idea Stormers: How to Lead and Inspire Creative Breakthroughs ,” which outlines well eight attributes of the most creative people, which seem to match the mind-sets of some of the best entrepreneurs I know. Most often, it’s a long hard road from a good idea to successful innovation.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

It can start 2–1 founders to investors and then sometimes moves to 3–2 but sometime around the A, B or C round the idea of “independent” directors comes up. What you don’t get on a typical startup board is somebody who brings the wisdom of your industry. you can build that with your personal peer network.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

Of course much of it is conflicting. And of course I’ve sat on the other side of the table: As a VC. And of course you’re meeting people who can give you money. Conventional wisdom says that you can only build big businesses in Silicon Valley so as a VC you need to be there. REAL information.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2016

Now seed funding is conventional wisdom. VCs of course responded to all of this by raising larger funds, raising growth funds and making sure they didn’t miss out on marquee deals — even if it meant investing when a company was already worth billions of dollars (otherwise not known as venture capital). I Leaderless Rounds.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2016

I’ve defined myself as a “shaper” in that I am filled with tons of ideas and energy and I kick off a lot of detailed work myself. But as I’ve pointed out on many occasions, people who have ADD can also be peak performers and it’s not as big of a limitation as conventional wisdom would suggest.

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