(This article was originally published in English. Translations are available in Spanish and Portuguese) I’m not sure who needs to hear this but here goes – now is the time to be ambitious when others are fearful. Just keep building things your customers want. I’ve spent the last few years as a venture capitalist, and…
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The Disciplined Startup in an Undisciplined Market
What does it mean to run a disciplined startup in an undisciplined market? A famous quote (often credited to Buffett) comes to mind: “In the short-run, the stock market is a voting machine. Yet, in the long-run, it is a weighing machine.” Today’s market for startup financing is operating like a voting machine. Why is…
Your startup is not a “deal” to me
As a founder, my ears prick up when I hear startups described as “deals”. I ran startups for much of my career, and poured my heart and soul and every ounce of waking energy into building these companies – which at times, felt like an effort against insurmountable odds. Now as an investor in early-stage…