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This is a good video, 30 minutes on many topics about how they approach business, and then Q&A for 30 minutes. A worthwhile watch.
European startups need to work as hard as Valley ones – or forget it
January 7, 2010 by shkadmin
One of the biggest challenges for any investor (regardless of the stage/type of investment they target) and founders alike is hiring great talent. In early stage investing the team may be the single criteria upon which an investment decision is based (considering how many times when that’s all there is to go by) and even in later/growth stages, while the founding team has been historically crucial, bringing someone new in to help “get the company to the next level” can be the difference between investing or not.
This is a good example of how differences in culture can have an impact on how managing a startup varies from one location to the next. Personally, I think HK is in a good position as far as potential outlook on how to get things done, but I also that the issue of being open and collaborative needs to change here if startups as a group will be successful.
10 skills I look for before writing a check – Venture Hacks
January 7, 2010 by shkadmin
10 skills I look for before writing a check
10 skills I look for before writing a check
by Guest Author on December 7th, 2009
43 CommentsOne of the questions I’m most often asked as a VC is what I’m looking for in an investment. For me I’ve stated publicly that 70% of my investment decision is the team and most of this is skewed toward the founders. I’ve watched people who went to the top schools, got the best grades and worked for all the right companies flame out.
So what skills does it take to be a successful entrepreneur? What attributes am I looking for during the process? Having been through the experience as an entrepreneur twice myself, I have developed a list of what I think it takes.
This is the first of a series of posts about how investors view startups, and the important aspects they are looking at.
