Nav Athwal
6 statements across 1 episodes · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Oct 21, 2016 by Nav Athwal · said 3 times in 1 episodes since 2017 · across every show →
On the record as a speaker too: Nav Athwal's record, appearances and statements → this page counts the times other people say the name.
Mentions by year
brought up most by Harry Stebbings (3)
tap a year for its mentions
Everything said about Nav Athwal, oldest first
Oct 21, 2016
Founders should hire fast to avoid missing out on strong candidates
“There's a saying that says hire slow and fire fast. You know, I think there's components of that that are true, but really I think there's a lot of times where you should hire fast and not, not hire slow. And I think you know, I think ultimately when you have,…”
Oct 21, 2016 positive
Founders should optimize for investor alignment over slight valuation premiums
“Don't optimize for valuation, optimize for the company and the company that's investing in you and then the board member that's joining your company. And if there's a strong fit there, because ultimately there's not a big difference between what VCs and invest…”
Oct 21, 2016
Oct 21, 2016
Regulated startups must move fast without breaking things to avoid regulatory ruin
“The motto we mentioned here is sort of a play on, on the Facebook motto of move fast and break things. Our motto is move fast without breaking things because, you know, you can't afford to break things when you're regulated.”
Oct 21, 2016 negative
High valuations during market booms create significant risks for follow-on fundraising rounds
“A lot of companies didn't raise that really high series A valuations or series B valuations because the market was very irrational. And now are having a hard time, you know, raising that next round, you know, because they weren't able to hit the growth metrics…”