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Deshpande: FBN aims to reach hundreds of billions in market cap
“Well, we want to be the biggest company in the entire agriculture industry, and in order to do that, that's hundreds of billions of dollars of market cap that we have to build, either as a private or a public company. So I think in the next five years, I would…”
Deshpande: Growth funding timing depends on vision clarity, not revenue milestones
“I actually think the time to pour the fuel on the fire is when there's unanimity or certainty. Into what it is you're trying to become and that you feel you're on the path to get there.”
Deshpande: Executives with prior financial success weather startup crises better
“A lot of times the reason that people management or others will panic when something bad happens or not be able to deal with the tough environment that a startup may go through or face is because they're worried about the financial side or they're worried abou…”
Deshpande: Seasoned founders with families perform better than 20-somethings
“By and large, you're better off having the benefit of experience. I mean, if I think about where I was in terms of the experience as I've had when I started FBN versus going back 12, 1314, 15 years to when I was first started a business, I is night and day in …”
Deshpande: High-IQ executives often outthink themselves and lose focus
“The highest IQ people sometimes, I would almost say outsmart themselves or outthink themselves. They think in terms of arbitrage or hedging their bets or this or that, or they've got 10 things going on. They're not focused on the task at hand.”