advisor

also referred to as: advisors

5 statements across 5 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Jan 28, 2015 by Mark Peter Davis · across every show →

Everything said about advisor, oldest first

Jan 28, 2015
Insight
Davis: Entrepreneurship is a mentorship sport requiring key advisors
“There's a tremendous amount of knowledge required to be a successful entrepreneur. It is truly a mentorship sport. And if you don't have the right advisors around you, the right people to support you can fail for things that are very avoidable.”
Mark Peter Davis Jan 28, 2015 ▶ 2:09 20 VC 008: Startup 101 with Mark Peter Davis
May 27, 2019 neutral
Insight
Ralston: Startup advisors almost always know less about the business than founders
“In almost every case, you will know far less about whatever business you're talking about than the founders who's in it every day and fighting the fight every day.”
Geoff Ralston May 27, 2019 ▶ 18:40 20VC: Y Combinator's New President, Geoff Ralston on The Single Most Important Perspective An Investor Can Provide A Founder, The Biggest Lessons From Working Alongside Paul Graham & Why You Will Lose As An Investor If You "Profile Invest"
Oct 25, 2023
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Lerner: Match advisor hiring to playbook creation versus playbook scaling
“I think the things that matter most are one is like, did they develop the playbook or did they scale the playbook? I think you see a lot of split between somebody who scaled the playbook that was developed prior to them, or they developed the playbook from scr…”
Ely Lerner Oct 25, 2023 ▶ 24:02 Ely Lerner: Should Startups Hire Advisors & How much should they be paid? | E1075 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Sep 25, 2024 positive
Opinion
Vishria: Career investors are better at investing than former founders
“They're better investors. Also not necessarily better board members, not necessarily better advisors, not necessarily a better bunch of things, but definitely better.”
Eric Vishria Sep 25, 2024 ▶ 6:21 Eric Vishria: Where is the Value in AI - Chips, Models or Apps? | E1206 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Sep 27, 2024 negative
Insight
Mahtani: Buyers who do not value sales reps as advisors are bad fits
“If your buyers don't value you as an advisor, I would question whether that buyer is a good fit customer and whether they will do everything they need to do to succeed with your plan.”
Jeetu Mahtani Sep 27, 2024 ▶ 0:10 Jeetu Mahtani, Sales Leader @Hubspot: How and When to Go International and Crush It | E1207 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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