James Borow

8 statements across 1 episodes · 1 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Sep 18, 2015 by James Borow · said 1 times in 1 episodes since 2015 · across every show →

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Sep 18, 2015
Insight
Trying to learn without advisors wastes years of founder time
“There's absolutely no reason to reinvent the wheel on a lot of this stuff, and, you know, everyone's smart, you know, in terms of their own ability to learn these things, but you're gonna waste a couple years trying to learn it, and so, you know, I would not b…”
James Borow Sep 18, 2015 ▶ 14:34 FF 013: 'Make Bets And Believe In What You Are Doing' with James Borow @ Shift & Brand Networks
Sep 18, 2015 positive
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Founders must maintain full team transparency during hard times
“You definitely tell them you know, transparency is the key. I just, you know, and the reality is, is that, especially for these types of companies, you want people to know, it's like Headed into a storm. You want everyone to know what they're facing so they ca…”
James Borow Sep 18, 2015 ▶ 27:19 FF 013: 'Make Bets And Believe In What You Are Doing' with James Borow @ Shift & Brand Networks
Sep 18, 2015
Insight
Owning 100% of a startup without key talent yields nothing
“I've seen other people who end up having a hundred percent of a company, but you know, don't really surround themselves with bright people and a hundred percent of nothing isn't really worth the bus at all.”
James Borow Sep 18, 2015 ▶ 16:08 FF 013: 'Make Bets And Believe In What You Are Doing' with James Borow @ Shift & Brand Networks
Sep 18, 2015
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Founders should test business ideas before quitting their day jobs
“I think in general, I think, you know, like anything, you just really don't know what sort of these businesses really are until you start doing them. So I think just sort of cutting the cord immediately is really, really tough.”
James Borow Sep 18, 2015 ▶ 5:08 FF 013: 'Make Bets And Believe In What You Are Doing' with James Borow @ Shift & Brand Networks
Sep 18, 2015
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Borow: Five years of law school deferments enabled my startup risks
“She ended up giving me five years of deferments which basically meant that I could do you know, take the entrepreneurial track but really kind of have a lot more appetite for risk than most people, because The reality was that I had law school waiting for me.”
James Borow Sep 18, 2015 ▶ 3:57 FF 013: 'Make Bets And Believe In What You Are Doing' with James Borow @ Shift & Brand Networks
Sep 18, 2015
Insight
Startups should invest early in hiring a dedicated CFO
“You know, I think that's a hire that people often put off, because they may know someone who kind of understands finance. You know, I would invest early on that side.”
James Borow Sep 18, 2015 ▶ 25:30 FF 013: 'Make Bets And Believe In What You Are Doing' with James Borow @ Shift & Brand Networks
Sep 18, 2015
Insight
Product-focused startup CEOs must still hire a head of product
“If you're a product-focused CEO, still hire a head of product.”
James Borow Sep 18, 2015 ▶ 25:39 FF 013: 'Make Bets And Believe In What You Are Doing' with James Borow @ Shift & Brand Networks
Sep 18, 2015
Insight
Startup CEOs spend 95% of their time on administrative tasks
“When you're running a company, you basically spend about five percent of your time actually focusing on the things that you would deem important, and about 95% of the time working on things like, Fundraising and HR and hiring and all the things that, you know,…”
James Borow Sep 18, 2015 ▶ 24:08 FF 013: 'Make Bets And Believe In What You Are Doing' with James Borow @ Shift & Brand Networks
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