Episode 79 - an unfiltered debate between Liz Zalman (2x founder, raised $100M including a Series A from Doug Leone at Sequoia) and @ganeumann (VC for 25+ yrs) on startups and founder-investors dynamics including:
- Should VCs give operating advice?
- Are board meetings pointless or necessary?
- When should founders be fired by their boards?
- And much more
@packyM Speed & Scale by @johndoerr is the best primer I’ve found, has been a pocket reference for each subtopic since reading. Also everything by @JesseJenkins on transmission
NEW https://t.co/mQSDw7hpSq analysis out on the importance of electricity transmission expansion to unlock the full emissions reduction potential (& health benefits) of the #InflationReductionAct: https://t.co/hnDIAinSa5
Read on to learn why 100s of millions of tons are at stake.
@shaunmmaguire@BenAmesy Real estate development and defense contracting have been a HUGE drain on the “physical” engineering talent pool. More brain drain to tech development. Need incentive to pull innovators back to infra