Jon Callaghan

3 statements across 1 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Sep 6, 2017 by John Callaghan · said 20 times in 7 episodes since 2015 · across every show →

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Sep 6, 2017 negative
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Callaghan: Distraction is the main way early-stage boards harm startups
“Distraction. I think that's the easy, in the early stage. Of course, in the later stage, boards can do worse things, but I think it's distraction in the early stage. It's, you know, the board's job, again, in my view, in the early stage, is to really support a…”
John Callaghan Sep 6, 2017 ▶ 24:27 20VC: Why Investors Have The Biggest Problem with Bias, Why Our Job Is To Maximise Risk & Why It Is Essential To Get Good at Losing with True Ventures Founder, Jon Callaghan
Sep 6, 2017 positive
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Callaghan: Early-stage board meetings should spend 90% on strategy, 10% on reporting
“I would just say that the percentage of time devoted to strategy leadership versus reporting in an early stage company is kind of like 90% on the first two and 10% reporting.”
John Callaghan Sep 6, 2017 ▶ 21:28 20VC: Why Investors Have The Biggest Problem with Bias, Why Our Job Is To Maximise Risk & Why It Is Essential To Get Good at Losing with True Ventures Founder, Jon Callaghan
Sep 6, 2017
Disclosure
Callaghan: Every startup faces at least one existential crisis
“I have never been a part of a company that didn't have at least one or two kill the company moments. Literally every company I've been.”
Jon Callaghan Sep 6, 2017 ▶ 18:40 20VC: Why Investors Have The Biggest Problem with Bias, Why Our Job Is To Maximise Risk & Why It Is Essential To Get Good at Losing with True Ventures Founder, Jon Callaghan
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