Maximizing Time and Prioritizing in Venture Capital

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Keith Rabois

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Mo Golshan

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Mentioned links:

• Interview with John Sculley on Apple and Steve Jobs: John Sculley On Steve Jobs, The Full Interview Transcript | Cult of Mac

• Read The Cognitive Style of PowerPoint by Edward Tufte: http://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/powerpoint

• Achieving Business Success One Person at a Time* by Peter Engel: The Exceptional Individual: Achieving Business Success One Person at a Time by Engel, Peter

• Advisory board: Should Your Startup Have an Advisory Board? | by Mark Suster | Both Sides of the Table

• Essay on hiring great PMs: How to Hire a Product Manager: the Classic Essay by Ken Norton
• What is more important for a start-up: quality of team or size of market? pmarca archive.posterous.com/the pmarca guide to startups part 4
• How to Raise money before launch? How to raise money before launch. by Delian Asparouhov
• Should a student finish college or go work for a startup if given the chance to work for a YC, TechStars alumni? A Student's Guide to Startups

Content:

(00:00): Intro

(01:00): Navigating the Ambitious Problem-Solving Journey: From Start to Success

(28:34): Navigating Startup Operations: From Team Building to Executive Hiring

(28:58): "Lessons on Assembling Your Founding Team: Complimentary Co-founders, Cult Creation, and Problem Solving"

(01:41:31): "Exploring Venture: Lessons on Assembling Founders, Succeeding in Early Stage Investing, and Venture Capital"

(01:41:53): "Assessing Extraordinary Founders: Traits, Strategies, and Unconventional Qualities"

(02:34:31): "Productivity and Life Advice: Strategies for Success in Venture and Beyond"

(02:34:50): Contrarian Thinking and Managing Time: Lessons for Success

(03:06:20): Outro