Danny Cohen
9 statements across 1 episodes · 1 bullish · 4 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Nov 8, 2023 by Danny Cohen · across every show →
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Nov 8, 2023 positive
Cohen: Asking about teenage interests reveals a candidate's underlying business hunger
“I kind of like to know where people, what they were interested in when they were teenagers and did they study university and all that matters, but there's two answers to that. One, the degree is interesting, but if they hadn't, maybe that tells you something e…”
Nov 8, 2023
Cohen: Supportive management makes tough feedback far more impactful
“If you are generally Good to people. When you say something directly, they really notice. One is the product of the other. That if your temperament is always be shouty or over aggressive, I think people begin to tune you out a bit. Whereas if you, if you're su…”
Nov 8, 2023 negative
Cohen: Founders weaken pitch narratives by assuming investor domain knowledge
“Storytelling by companies and founders is not always as good as it needs to be. Sometimes it's about assuming too much knowledge. I find sometimes with founders, that they expect the person they're pitching to understand a whole set of things about what they d…”
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Nov 8, 2023 negative
Cohen: Indiscretion and badmouthing investors signals how founders run businesses
“And sometimes it can be something like you wouldn't expect, like they don't seem very discreet. You know, they're talking about other investors or they're critical of other people. Sometimes you get a flag like that. You think this isn't going to be for me. An…”
Nov 8, 2023
Cohen: Granular execution questions keep high-flying founders grounded
“Yeah, I think you've just got to keep bringing people around to focus on execution. That's what it's all about in the end. You know, if you can just ask very, you know, granular, specific questions around execution, provide support, but I think that's the only…”
Nov 8, 2023 negative
Cohen: Publishers should not edit classic texts like Dahl or Dickens
“On that one, I don't think anyone should be changing Roald Dahl or Charles Dickens. I think you may want to, in your footnotes, note something about that use of language. It sort of undermines the intelligence of people not to be able to see and understand tha…”