Mike Schroepfer
7 statements across 1 episodes · 0 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement May 29, 2024 by Mike Schroepfer · said 7 times in 6 episodes since 2021 · across every show →
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May 29, 2024
Schroepfer: When in doubt, execution speed beats good strategy
“I would say two things. I think generally speaking, when in doubt, I think speed, speed often beats sort of good strategy. I think if you kind of zigzag more quickly, you'll probably get there quicker than there. So I think, you know, when in doubt, go for spe…”
May 29, 2024
Schroepfer: Passing on great founders in weak initial markets caused biggest misses
“The biggest like misses I've made Is sort of trying to outsmart the entrepreneur, and that's basically, ooh, I love that entrepreneur. They're so good, but like, I don't really like the market they're in, and then they pivot into a different market that I real…”
May 29, 2024
Schroepfer: Investment memos should focus on key success assumptions
“I think of like my deal memo is like, what do I have to believe for this company to be wildly successful? Right? And so it's like, and it's usually like a one, two, three. It's like, I have to believe this. I have to believe that. I believe this happens. This …”
May 29, 2024
May 29, 2024
Schroepfer: Top operators tailor execution cadence to the specific problem
“And I think the biggest mistake people make is they sort of, it's the one hammer problem, which is just like speed, speed, speed, or planning, planning. And like the best operators are, it's a much more nuanced. It's like, ah, I've got the lay of the lamb. Thi…”
May 29, 2024
Schroepfer: Hardware manufacturing creates compounding scale moats
“The good news is once you get there, like you start getting like a moat that's really deep. So if I'm building a product and shipping and I'm at a five million unit scale and you're at a 500,000 unit scale, like I'm fundamentally cheaper than you are. So, and …”
May 29, 2024 negative
Schroepfer: Avoid investing in startups reliant on future legislative changes
“If your business is premised on some future law being passed, then, like, you know, that's a binary outcome that is completely outside of your control, and unless I have some information that makes me bullish that that's gonna happen, we're probably not gonna …”