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- Tom Preston-Werner, Co-founder of GitHub
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- Gary Vaynerchuk, Founder of Vayner Media
Ideas are Worthless, Execu2on is Everything – Adil Wali
The BIG idea
Idea’s are worthless – it’s the execution that matters.
Build something 100 people want
Build – Measure – Learn
(REPEAT)
Start small Focus on a specific problem with a very specific target market
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- Dave McClure, Co-founder of 500 startups
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- Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce
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- Reid Hoffman, Co-founder of LinkedIn
Stop trying to catch lightning in a boDle – Mark Suster
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- Eric Reis, Founder of the Lean Startup
How to Start a Startup, Stanford Class by YCombinator
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- Drew Houston, CEO of Dropbox
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- Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos
Show me the money!
Angel Investors • Wealthy Individuals • Invest between $10k and
$100k • In syndicates invest up to
$1million • On average, invest 3% of their
net-‐worth • Look for a x10 ROI • Take higher risk – early stage • Notable Angels: Kevin Rose,
Jason Calacanis, Jeff Bezos
Venture Capitalists • Limited Company with Limited
Partners • Invest other people’s money
on their behalf • Associates ‘source deals’ • $1million plus (but there are
smaller, early stage VC’s) • Notable VC’s: EC1, Index
Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz (SF), Accel Partners (SF), Passion Capital (early stage)
How to raise money -‐ Paul Graham
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- Paul Graham, Founder of YCombinator
Gary Vaynerchuk -‐ Do what you love (no excuses!)
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- Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos
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- Ben Horowitz, Co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz
The Struggle – Ben Horowitz
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- Walt Disney