PinnedHow to scam investors — 4 easy steps.Lessons learned from founders of WeWork, Theranos, Wirecard and NikolaSep 29, 202213Sep 29, 202213
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VCs: 5 ways to get founders to hate youSometimes the old standbys like showing up late to meetings, unprepared and then asking “what if Google does this,” or “how do you compete…Apr 13, 202322Apr 13, 202322
Founders: 10 ways to get a VC to hate youIf you are getting too much VC attention — here is the solution!Mar 17, 20237Mar 17, 20237
How to scam investors — 4 easy steps Part 2 (FTX)The FTX story is just so apropos of the issues discussed in my September 2022 post How to scam investors — 4 easy steps, that I had to…Nov 14, 20221Nov 14, 20221
Analogies v.3VC investment business model is similar to the book publishing and movie industries — it is dominated by betting on “blockbusters” and the…Oct 18, 20221Oct 18, 20221
Startup analogies v.2 — startups & sportsThe secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the newOct 10, 20221Oct 10, 20221
Startup analogies v.1—Now that our investment period at Change Ventures is ending, I wanted to gather my lessons learned from the past eight year with Fund I…Oct 4, 20222Oct 4, 20222
