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A founder's single job is preventing cash exhaustion
“I have one job, and that job is to make sure that we never run out of money. The only thing that can kill a startup is running out of cash.”
David Rogier Apr 26, 2019 ▶ 7:46 20VC: Why Startup Founders Have One Core Job, How To Reduce Risk & Increase Probability In Your Startup & Why You Should Not Send A Pitch Deck Pre-Investor Meeting with David Rogier, Founder & CEO @ Masterclass
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Early-stage startups should rely on a single advisor to preserve speed
“One of the most important things at early stage is speed, and by asking five people for their thoughts and advice, they aren't going to give the same advice, so then you're going to spend a whole bunch of time, and you're going to have to debate it and think a…”
David Rogier Apr 26, 2019 ▶ 14:47 20VC: Why Startup Founders Have One Core Job, How To Reduce Risk & Increase Probability In Your Startup & Why You Should Not Send A Pitch Deck Pre-Investor Meeting with David Rogier, Founder & CEO @ Masterclass
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Founders should double milestone cost and time estimates in startup planning
“And then I always times it by two, because however fast and efficient you think you're going to be, everything, when you actually work on it, just takes more time and just costs more.”
David Rogier Apr 26, 2019 ▶ 9:07 20VC: Why Startup Founders Have One Core Job, How To Reduce Risk & Increase Probability In Your Startup & Why You Should Not Send A Pitch Deck Pre-Investor Meeting with David Rogier, Founder & CEO @ Masterclass
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Founders should spend 5% of their time building VC relationships
“I think it is always smart to be spending five percent of your time on the relationship side.”
David Rogier Apr 26, 2019 ▶ 21:02 20VC: Why Startup Founders Have One Core Job, How To Reduce Risk & Increase Probability In Your Startup & Why You Should Not Send A Pitch Deck Pre-Investor Meeting with David Rogier, Founder & CEO @ Masterclass
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