The Fear of Failure in Venture Capital

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"A lot of it is driven by FOMO. They just like, they always think that they're missing out on everything," she says. "We have designed companies for about a two year runway in the best case" She adds: "The worst it could have happened is that right before the correction that we had this huge downturn"

Season 2 of the Productea, product-led growth! April is an expert in positioning and she graced me with her presence to talk about it. Turns out we are quite fun together and spilling the tea with her was incredibly fun. She even managed to interrupt me at times.

“Creating a safety net for me messing up unlocked me”

What an incredible time and learnings she shared in her typical direct way.

Timestamps:

0:00 April’s Introduction

02:30 What do people get wrong about you April?

04:15 April’s path to consulting and being empowered because of choice

07:20 April interviewing Leah. What has changed in the last 2 decades in our industry

09:30 How startups used to be built in the past vs. today

12:00 The effect of venture capital being everywhere

14:30 Positioning vs Messaging

18:30 The fear of having to “decide” to serve certain customers and how to get around it

25:50 Hacks vs. scaleable, repeatable tactics