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My First, Failed Foray into Venture Investing

Harvard Business Review

But because we failed to hammer out exactly how we would operate (including our respective roles and responsibilities), infighting distracted from operating, cash became a concern, and the business slowly, then quickly, imploded.

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Designing the Machines That Will Design Strategy

Harvard Business Review

But although conventional due diligence for a deal involves deep market research and repeated rounds of interviews with founders and key customers, Correlation focuses on documentary information. If all you have is a hammer, then everything will look like a nail. Design appropriate to the aim.