The Sure Shot Entrepreneur
By Gopi Rangan
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Successful entrepreneurs begin with the support of a few #earlybelievers. Gopi Rangan, founding partner at Sure Ventures, interviews venture capital investors in the Silicon Valley and beyond. Guests share insider stories on how they invest in early stage startups. Do you want to learn from real-life challenges, inspiring missions and important decisions by CEOs, founders, VCs, angels, and advisors? Listen to https://podcast.sure.ventures.
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Emerging Managers Succeed by Diversifying, Starting Early, and Staying Consistent
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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Show Commitment to the Mission You Care About
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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Artificial Intelligence is Becoming Service-First
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Be the Quirky Underdog Obsessed About Building the Next New Thing
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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Make the Positive Power of Venture Capital Reach All Communities
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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Don’t Overstretch; Raise The Right Amount of Funding
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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Learn the Art of Intentional Networking
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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Don’t Ditch the Pitch Deck
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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Your Biggest Danger Is an Inbound
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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Transform Sick Care to Healthcare
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Secondaries are Essential for the Venture Capital Market
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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A Better Food Future Starts with Founders Who Get It
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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Stop What Could Go Wrong and Build a Safer AI Future
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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Don’t Just Pitch; Connect with Investors Through Vision
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May 13, 2025 |
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Don’t Suffer to Succeed, A Peaceful Mind Will Take You Further
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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Ship Fast, Sell Faster, Validate Deeply
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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Master Your Technical Edge, Solve the Right Problem, and Scale Big
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Enable Children with Special Needs to Thrive (Special Podcasthon episode)
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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Build a Local Startup, Dream Global Impact
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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Show Real Traction, Not Just Projections
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Build Relationships with Investors to Create Game‑Changing Companies
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Look for Early Believers, Not Just Capital Providers
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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Latam Entrepreneurs Use Venture Capital Networks to Expand Globally
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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Build What the World Needs, Not Gratuitously
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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Build AI Solutions for Overlooked Legacy Industries
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Do Great Work. VCs Will Find You.
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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Use Your Superpowers, Don’t Dilute Your Efforts
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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Water Conservation to Venture Capital Through Arranged Marriage
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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Grit and Passion are Important; Ideas are a Dime a Dozen
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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Learn How to Take Advice from the Right People at the Right Time
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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Impact a Billion and Make a Billion
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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Build Businesses to Make Everyone’s Lives Better
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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Believe in People Early, Earn Lifelong Trust
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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Patiently Teach Investors What You Know to Win Them Over
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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Prioritize Innovation Using Artificial Intelligence, Don't Fear AGI
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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Courageous Entrepreneurs Are Heroes, Not Consensus Seekers
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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VC is a Truth Seeking Exercise
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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Make Sustainability Cool to Appeal to the Human Side
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May 28, 2024 |
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Founders Are Made, Not Born. You Can Learn the Craft
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May 14, 2024 |
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Family Office with Three Sisters Finds Alpha Through VCs
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Engage With Customers Sooner Than Later When You Build AI Solutions
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Keep It Simple and Embrace Uncertainty
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Don’t Let the Curse of Knowledge Drag You into Details
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Experienced VCs Investing in Under-crowded Markets with Concentrated Portfolios Win
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Path to Success is Never Linear
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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Make Venture Capital Work for Everyone, Including LGBT Founders and Investors
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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A Global Village of Luminaries Help Founders Unleash Potential
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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Founders, and All Leaders, Need a Coach
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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Attract High-Quality Limited Partners Who Value Your Experience
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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Work With Your Investor to Build Strategic Partnerships
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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VC is an Important Asset Class for Endowments to Generate Alpha
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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Concentrated Investments Can Generate Top Tier Returns, While Diversified Index Aims for Average
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Understand Nuances of Culture to Build Useful Products
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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Put Moolah in the Coolah
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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US-India Startup Ecosystem is Booming
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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Create New Industry Categories
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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Software Will Solve Broken Systems in Every Aspect of Healthcare
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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VCs Help Startups Recruit Great Candidates and Catch Liars
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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No Means Not Now; Keep Trying
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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Change The Financial System
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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The Insurance Industry Desperately Needs Startups
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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AI is a Mega-Trend Like the Internet, Social and Mobile
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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The Future of Insurance is Collaboration
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May 23, 2023 |
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Build Products from the Ground Up
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May 09, 2023 |
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Let’s Demystify the Venture Capital Asset Class
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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Politics is Like Venture Capital. Really!
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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Build Strategies Around Who You Are
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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Diversified VC Portfolios Find Big Winners
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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Don’t Lose Contact with Investors, Stay in Touch
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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Grow Responsibly With Patient Investors
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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Venture Capital Will Open To All Investors
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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Will You Raise Series A in 12 Months?
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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Deep Tech Startups Are Thriving
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Jan 03, 2023 |
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Fintech Startups Are Underdogs Who Innovate
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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Can You Plan for No Fundraising in the Future?
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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Identify an Extreme Pain Point
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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Be a Badass Founder
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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Cool Technology is Not a Hot Company
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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Show Strong Metrics to Stand Out
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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Listen to Remarkable People
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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The Difference Between Success and Failure is Right Between Your Ears
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Sep 06, 2022 |
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Break Rules, Don’t Break the Law
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Aug 23, 2022 |
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Tell Your Story of Why
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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Build 12 Months of Barrier to Entry
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Jul 26, 2022 |
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Distill the Essence of Your Vision
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Jul 12, 2022 |
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Be Ready to Answer Hard Questions
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Jun 28, 2022 |
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Financial Technology Will Create a Better Tomorrow
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Jun 14, 2022 |
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Choose Investors Who Care
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May 31, 2022 |
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Stick It Out and Execute, Don’t Fail Easily
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May 17, 2022 |
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What’s Your North Star?
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May 03, 2022 |
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Improve Society Using Risk and Insurance
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Apr 19, 2022 |
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Successful Founders Are Naive Fast Learners
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Apr 05, 2022 |
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Learn to Look for VCs With Founder Mentality
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Mar 22, 2022 |
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Is Decentralized Finance Really Getting Decentralized?
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Mar 08, 2022 |
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Investing in Product-Led Growth
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Mar 01, 2022 |
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Choose Investors Who Solve Problems
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Feb 22, 2022 |
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Form Relationships with Investors Before Raising Capital
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Feb 15, 2022 |
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Founders With Long-term Vision Are Not Distracted by Public Market Volatility
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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Competition is Irrelevant
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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Entrepreneurship is a Viable Career Path
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Jan 25, 2022 |
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Sell to Investors Authentically
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Jan 18, 2022 |
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Bring Fresh Ideas to Improve Healthcare
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Jan 11, 2022 |
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Create Net New Value from Nothing
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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Do You Have Unlimited Ambition?
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Dec 28, 2021 |
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Avoid ‘Me-too’ Startup Ideas
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Dec 14, 2021 |
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Do Business with Gratitude
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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Investing in Pre-revenue Startups
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Nov 30, 2021 |
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Construction Technology Will Solve the Global Housing Crisis
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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Beware of Regulations in Fintech
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Nov 16, 2021 |
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Good Corporate VCs Think Strategically
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Nov 09, 2021 |
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Put On Your Risk Hat With Debt Investors
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Nov 02, 2021 |
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Always Be Learning
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Oct 26, 2021 |
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Appetite for Disruption: Alternative Proteins
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Oct 19, 2021 |
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Keep the Deck Clear and Concise
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Oct 12, 2021 |
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Balance Commitment to the Vision with Attention to Customers' Needs
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Oct 05, 2021 |
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Ambitious Midwest U.S. Founders are Underrated
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Sep 28, 2021 |
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Show your assumptions
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Sep 21, 2021 |
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Technology redefining the future of work
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Sep 14, 2021 |
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Just be yourself
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Sep 07, 2021 |
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Prioritize cash, team and momentum in that order
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Aug 31, 2021 |
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It’s about people not spreadsheets
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Aug 24, 2021 |
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Don’t wait for the perfect time
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Aug 17, 2021 |
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Don’t have it all buttoned up
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Aug 10, 2021 |
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No is not a no. You can convert to a yes.
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Aug 03, 2021 |
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Look where others are not looking
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Jul 27, 2021 |
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Focus on one user, one use case, and one solution
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Jul 20, 2021 |
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Say what your company does in 30 seconds
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Jul 13, 2021 |
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Convert investors from non-believers to believers
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Jul 06, 2021 |
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Be persuasive to convince investors, customers and employees
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Jun 29, 2021 |
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Start with your childhood story not your resume
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Jun 22, 2021 |
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Great entrepreneurs are students of venture capital
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Jun 15, 2021 |
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Get everyone on the investment team excited about your business
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Jun 08, 2021 |
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Show empathy for your customers
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Jun 01, 2021 |
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Foresee future opportunities from today’s innovations
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May 25, 2021 |
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Succeed from your unique starting point
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May 18, 2021 |
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Say “Yes” more often
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May 11, 2021 |
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Reflect, learn and grow
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May 04, 2021 |
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Don’t be shy. Good investors like to get their hands dirty.
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Apr 27, 2021 |
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Win big in niche markets
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Apr 20, 2021 |
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Care for your neighbors
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Apr 13, 2021 |
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Turn venture blueprints into tangible, thriving futures
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Apr 06, 2021 |
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Everything is fintech
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Mar 30, 2021 |
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Every day is recruiting day at a startup
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Mar 23, 2021 |
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Play the long-game to win in Silicon Valley
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Mar 16, 2021 |
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Be efficient. Don't be macho.
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Mar 09, 2021 |
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Build agile solutions for traditional problems
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Mar 02, 2021 |
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No place in the world is like Silicon Valley
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Feb 23, 2021 |
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Innovate continuously to remain competitive
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Feb 16, 2021 |
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Lower your shield and openly communicate with investors
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Feb 09, 2021 |
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Convert frustration into desire to create a new business
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Feb 02, 2021 |
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Startup ecosystem in Austin, Texas is booming
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Jan 26, 2021 |
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Catch the attention of investors with non-obvious insights
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Jan 19, 2021 |
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Show your personality on video calls
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Jan 12, 2021 |
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Create unfair advantage with novel technical insights
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Jan 05, 2021 |
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Visionary entrepreneurs have the x-factor
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Dec 29, 2020 |
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Clarity of thought combined with empathy is a winning combo
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Dec 15, 2020 |
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Growth with negative margins is dangerous
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Dec 08, 2020 |
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Build products to serve the middle class
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Dec 01, 2020 |
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Decision analysis is a high-quality conversation leading to clarity of action
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Nov 17, 2020 |
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How does an investor form gut feel?
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Nov 10, 2020 |
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Latin America is a huge market
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Nov 03, 2020 |
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Seek honest feedback from investors
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Oct 27, 2020 |
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Limited partners influence change from the top
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Oct 20, 2020 |
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Immigrant entrepreneurs must overcome unique hurdles
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Oct 13, 2020 |
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Prepare your investor for the conversation
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Oct 06, 2020 |
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Tell the story of "why" to excite investors
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Sep 30, 2020 |
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Meet a rare black VC
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Sep 25, 2020 |
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Ethos to keep pushing things forward is a rare quality
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Sep 16, 2020 |
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Startups in underdog cities are looking for good investors
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Sep 09, 2020 |
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Design a process to avoid investment biases
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Sep 02, 2020 |
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Build solutions for a large future market
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Aug 26, 2020 |
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Entrepreneurship liberates you to solve impactful problems
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Aug 19, 2020 |
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Increase diversity in entrepreneurship, now
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Aug 12, 2020 |
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Devotion to your business will convince skeptics
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Aug 05, 2020 |
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Be bold, compete against incumbents
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Aug 05, 2020 |
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Modernize financial infrastructure to democratize prosperity
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Jul 30, 2020 |
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Future of healthcare needs more empathy and technology
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Jul 30, 2020 |
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Lessons from >100 angel investments
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Jul 30, 2020 |
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Welcome and quick intro
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Jul 18, 2020 |