Neil Young

9 statements across 1 episodes · 3 bullish · 3 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Jan 26, 2018 by Neil Young · said 4 times in 2 episodes since 2017 · across every show →

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Jan 26, 2018 positive
Opinion
Neil Young: Mike Maples provides pragmatic 'lizard brain' clarity on boards
“If Bing is the wizard brain, Mike is the lizard brain, or as probably he would like to be the thunder lizard brain, but the lizard brain in that Mike very expertly states the obvious. His instincts about what you should do at any given point in time are not pa…”
Neil Young Jan 26, 2018 ▶ 21:29 20VC: How To Analyse Platform Shifts Effectively, The Effects Of Not Having Free and Open Distribution & The Right Way To Think About Board Composition with Neil Young, Founder & CEO @ N3twork
Jan 26, 2018
Insight
Neil Young: CEOs are likely wrong when trusted board members disagree
“If you've got a group of people that you believe in, and that you trust, and they're giving you advice in a vector that is different than the vector you're pursuing, you're actually more likely to be wrong than you are to be right.”
Neil Young Jan 26, 2018 ▶ 23:42 20VC: How To Analyse Platform Shifts Effectively, The Effects Of Not Having Free and Open Distribution & The Right Way To Think About Board Composition with Neil Young, Founder & CEO @ N3twork
Jan 26, 2018 negative
Insight
Neil Young: Lack of open distribution stifles long-term platform innovation
“I think the fact that we don't have free and open distribution in the long term stifles the rate of change.”
Neil Young Jan 26, 2018 ▶ 9:46 20VC: How To Analyse Platform Shifts Effectively, The Effects Of Not Having Free and Open Distribution & The Right Way To Think About Board Composition with Neil Young, Founder & CEO @ N3twork
Jan 26, 2018 negative
Insight
Neil Young: Relying solely on organic virality cannot yield a predictable business
“It's very difficult for me to imagine building a business with any predictability that relies on, as its sort of core premise, the idea of making things that are popular and viral solely.”
Neil Young Jan 26, 2018 ▶ 11:19 20VC: How To Analyse Platform Shifts Effectively, The Effects Of Not Having Free and Open Distribution & The Right Way To Think About Board Composition with Neil Young, Founder & CEO @ N3twork
Jan 26, 2018
Disclosure
Neil Young: ngmoco sold after hitting a peak valuation multiple
“We reached a point where we felt like the valuation that we could get for the company at that particular moment was at its peak, at least for the short term. This apex evaluation that it would be difficult for us to get back up to again on a multiple basis for…”
Neil Young Jan 26, 2018 ▶ 17:29 20VC: How To Analyse Platform Shifts Effectively, The Effects Of Not Having Free and Open Distribution & The Right Way To Think About Board Composition with Neil Young, Founder & CEO @ N3twork
Jan 26, 2018 positive
Opinion
Neil Young names Churchill's World War II as his top leadership book
“World War II by Winston Churchill. Best book I've ever read. It gives you intimate insight into how leaders make decisions at points of great stress.”
Neil Young Jan 26, 2018 ▶ 24:15 20VC: How To Analyse Platform Shifts Effectively, The Effects Of Not Having Free and Open Distribution & The Right Way To Think About Board Composition with Neil Young, Founder & CEO @ N3twork
Jan 26, 2018 positive
Insight
Neil Young: Paid user acquisition is mandatory for crowded app marketplaces
“My sense is that today, paid is the number one thing that you need to think about, especially if you're operating in a very dense or crowded marketplace like the app stores.”
Neil Young Jan 26, 2018 ▶ 12:16 20VC: How To Analyse Platform Shifts Effectively, The Effects Of Not Having Free and Open Distribution & The Right Way To Think About Board Composition with Neil Young, Founder & CEO @ N3twork
Jan 26, 2018
Insight
Neil Young: Boards should consist of complementary intelligences without overlap
“When you're assembling a board, the thing that you want around the table are a set of complementary intelligences. So what you'd want to try to avoid is too much overlap in terms of their ability to help, help guide you.”
Neil Young Jan 26, 2018 ▶ 20:35 20VC: How To Analyse Platform Shifts Effectively, The Effects Of Not Having Free and Open Distribution & The Right Way To Think About Board Composition with Neil Young, Founder & CEO @ N3twork
Jan 26, 2018 negative
Opinion
Neil Young: VCs who slow roll founders waste time and lose deals
“I would most like to see VCs respecting the time of entrepreneurs. I can tell you that when I go spend time talking to a VC, there's three types of interaction I have. There's one interaction, which is like very exciting. Holy shit. We have to work together. T…”
Neil Young Jan 26, 2018 ▶ 25:36 20VC: How To Analyse Platform Shifts Effectively, The Effects Of Not Having Free and Open Distribution & The Right Way To Think About Board Composition with Neil Young, Founder & CEO @ N3twork
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