Springtime is a time of renewal, growth and decisions. A perfect time to seek advice. My advice? First watch my @TEDxAtlanta on how to make better advice: https://t.co/z302kiNrOv
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I'm learning about AI tools for prototyping ... first up is @uizard . What are your favorite AI prototyping tools? What should MBA students know? https://t.co/tXw3jg71ks
@bhalligan Meet with a therapist or coach and try to understand the source of his emotions. Separate feedback on startup from his identity. Do not label it criticism - feedback means giver is engaged, it's a positive signal.
Teaching personas today and came across a classic sketch ... a little too spicy for class, but hilarious.
👉 https://t.co/C1SmbaFlS7
#DesignThinking#BrandPersonas
Great editorial in @OrganizationSci by Andrew Nelson. To my friends who conduct quant research ... please take a moment to read. https://t.co/sJgh78IGxm
Day one @Bocconi Bayesian Entrepreneurship Conference Itzhak Gilboa explains how decision makers use case based reasoning to imagine and plan for the future. "Imagination is not easy to automate/learn/teach"
YC batch overview (which is a good summary of early stage in general right now):
-agent everything or “everythings agent”
-barbell of round dynamics, either party round with angels and small feeler checks from big funds or the most outrageous round ever at seed (one co raised 20M on 100M post)
-solo founders with revenue and no plans to hire more people even with more cash
-companies are global from the start
-founders are so young VCs couldnt plan happy hours bc no alcohol
Shout out to the handful of “traditional b2b saas companies”, dont give up!
Just played around with Chat GPT to create a new framework for evaluating startup pitches. What do you think? The PROVE framework is what startups need to prove to get funded
@martymadrid@jefielding One of two things - either the founder is wrong and stubborn or the founder is right and not conveying why. "High bar" experiments may offer insight. Raise just enough to prove the model, then raise more at higher valuation.