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Venture Capitalists Are Looking for Failures

Women on Business

According to an article in the April issue of Harvard Business Review , “Failing By Design,” many venture capitalists won’t invest in a new enterprise if the founder has never undergone failure. Did you know failure is one of the biggest indicators of future success in an entrepreneur? In other words, they are looking for… failures!

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Gray Versus Green: Who Makes the Better Start-Up CEO?

N2Growth Blog

” said venture capitalist Vinod Khosla in 2011. While there are arguments to both sides of the early career versus experienced CEOs, when considering the less fully developed prefrontal cortexes of younger CEOs, we assert the following trait comparison. People over 45 basically die in terms of new ideas.”

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Timeless Advice for Beginner Entrepreneurs

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Although this interview took place eight years ago, I believe all the guidance is just as relevant today as it was when I first said it: When do I talk to the venture capitalists? Five years from now. Seriously, entrepreneurs need to get an understanding of the funding ladder. Typically it starts with your own cash.

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Are Networks Leading Indicators for Innovation?

Mills Scofield

Sarah Beaulieu reminded me about LinkedIn’s Maps , so I took a look at mine : I won’t go into detail, but it’s interesting to see the clusters of my clients, the communities I “belong” to (geographic, education, career, faith, etc.) The Venture Capitalist in me finds this very interesting.

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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. And the fee-based compensation isn’t trivial – in all but the smallest funds, the partners make high six, and more often seven, figures in fixed cash compensation.

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Executive Ambitions

Harvard Business Review

Dan and Alison answer your questions with the help of Mike Troiano, a venture capitalist and former executive. They talk through what to do when you’re falling off the executive track, you’re moving up but don’t believe in the company’s strategy, or you have a rival who could block your path to the C-suite.

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Life is Luck — Here’s How to Plan a Career Around It

Harvard Business Review

Chance plays a much greater role in our careers than we might wish or even realize. But the downside — the thought of our careers as the playthings of fate — is almost unbearable. If you imagine a game of “career roulette,” you end up a starving artist 99 times for every time you end up a rockstar.

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