first-time entrepreneur

also referred to as: first time entrepreneurs · first-time entrepreneurs

4 statements across 4 episodes · 1 bullish · 0 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Jun 6, 2016 by Bijan Sabet · across every show →

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Jun 6, 2016
Opinion
Investing in post-bubble consumer tech was non-obvious in the mid-2000s
“The idea of backing entrepreneurs that were first-time entrepreneurs after the bubble burst in consumer, you know, right now it seems very obvious, but I can tell you at the time, it wasn't obvious.”
Bijan Sabet Jun 6, 2016 ▶ 4:33 20VC: Spark's Bijan Sabet on Investing in Twitter, Tumblr and Foursquare & Why First Time Founders Are So Exciting
May 29, 2018
Insight
First-time founders make a mistake by excluding executive teams from board meetings
“I'd say that's a mistake I see first time entrepreneurs frequently make is that they make the board meetings all about themselves, when in fact, while scary, it's the right thing to do to give more exposure to your executive team, to the board.”
Glenn Solomon May 29, 2018 ▶ 15:54 20VC: Lessons From Slack and Opendoor on Price Sensitivity, Why The Best CEOs Are Able To Manage Momentum and Why Being A Board Member is a "Full Contact Sport" with Glenn Solomon, Managing Partner @ GGV Capital
Nov 19, 2018 neutral
Insight
Jeff Morris Jr.: First-time founders need 24+ months of runway
“But if it's a first-time entrepreneur, I do want to see 24 plus months just to give me the assurance that they have time to build their product before they start raising money again.”
Jeff Morris Jr. Nov 19, 2018 ▶ 20:23 20VC: Investing Lessons From Observing Doug Leone and Bill Gurley, Why It Is Easier To Be Contrarian As A VC Than As An Angel & What It Takes To Run Tinder's Product and Revenue Alongside A Seed Fund with Jeff Morris Jr, Founder @ Chapter One
Jan 22, 2024 positive
Insight
Fisher: Rapid learning speed between meetings is key for first-time founders
“The key for looking at first-time entrepreneurs is, is, is identifying somebody that you have chemistry with that you have back and forth from, that they can learn from you, you're learning from then. It's also people who progress very fast on the learning cur…”
Adam Fisher Jan 22, 2024 ▶ 9:31 Adam Fisher: Why Small Markets are Better Than Big Markets | E1106 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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