Mark Peter Davis
5 statements across 1 episodes · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Jan 28, 2015 by Mark Peter Davis · said 2 times in 1 episodes since 2015 · across every show →
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Jan 28, 2015 positive
Jan 28, 2015
Davis: Large VC firms average 10 people and hire existing contacts
“The VCs don't always have extensive recruiting departments like a big company. You know, a big VC is usually a 10 person firm. So when they decide they're going to need another person, they're going to usually, especially the smaller firms, just look for someo…”
Jan 28, 2015 positive
Davis: Basic organizational skills separate the best startup operators from the worst
“Increasingly in my career I'm finding that to be a pretty high bar that filters out a lot of folks. And it's shocking because it's some of the easiest stuff to get right, but it's separating a lot of the best operators from the worst.”
Jan 28, 2015 negative
Jan 28, 2015 neutral
Davis: Founder-VC personal relationships are a high-beta strategy favoring high EQ
“I think it's a dangerous zone. It's a higher beta scenario. It's either going to make you worse off or far better off. If you've got high emotional IQ, integrity and pretty good social skills, you're almost always going to be better off.”