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Venture Capitalists Get Paid Well to Lose Money

Harvard Business Review

Investors have perpetuated a compensation structure where VCs can generate significant personal income over their career, even when they make no money for their LPs. Last year I spoke at a conference to an audience of VCs. Finance Venture capital' Until we do that, the enemy of better performance is us.

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Where There’s a Why, There’s a Way

Harvard Business Review

When you are young, or when your why is non-existent or has gone missing, which happens to most of us at some juncture in our business or career, it may be that you just need to move forward. Trish Costello, founder of Portfolia, knows her “why”: assist starts-up in growth and financing. Career planning Managing yourself'

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Start Networking with People Outside Your Industry

Harvard Business Review

First, if your network has become too narrow, you limit your options in case of a career change, or a downturn in your company or industry. He embarked on a networking campaign that forced him to meet each week with people outside the company, including executive recruiters, venture capitalists, startup entrepreneurs, and more.