O Futuro da Informação
O Futuro da Informação
@HarryStebbings
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VCs Focus Way Too Much on Credentials When Assessing Founders: "If you back someone who's above average IQ, very smart, and never give up, of course they'll succeed. This is a mistake a lot of VCs are making. They are focusing too much on these credentials. There's a race right x.com/HarryStebbings…
"The biggest benefit of being a Thiel fellow to me is having between 10-20 other young people who are dealing with the same challenges as you. I went to the first Thiel Fellowship retreat. My roommate was a fellow Brit who went on to found a company called Fluidstack, which, is x.com/HarryStebbings…
Does University Carry Less Value Than Ever? Should Founders Just Dropout and Build? "I'd say to any founder who has an idea of what they want to do, they should just go for it. The world won't wait for them. On the other hand, you see a lot of people drop out just for the sake x.com/HarryStebbings…
What all founders need to know before signing a term sheet with a VC: "VCs will say anything to get you to sign right there. They will reverse engineer what the founder is looking for and say, oh, I'm buddies with that customer. I can introduce you to so many customers. These x.com/HarryStebbings…
Doing a talk at a BN Fund AGM in 20 mins. On this exact square in London 12 years ago, I was an intern at a wealth management firm. I was useless. I hated it. 1 year later I started 20VC, following my greatest passion; startups and venture. 1 year after that, I made $1M
My Biggest Lesson on Reserves Four Funds In: "My first three funds. I did do reserves and I did some great reserve investments. I put 15% of my third fund into @owner @adamguild their series A. So that was a good investment, but I realised the opportunity cost of that x.com/HarryStebbings…
