entrepreneur

also referred to as: entrepreneurs

3 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Dec 19, 2013 by Fred Wilson · across every show →

Everything said about entrepreneur, oldest first

Dec 19, 2013
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Wilson: Bootstrapping marketplaces with institutional users instead of grassroots is a mistake
“When entrepreneurs come in and say, We're gonna bootstrap you know, one side of our market, the demand side or the supply side, by going to institutions or going, you know, kind of bypassing the little guy and going to large chunks of supply or demand. That al…”
Fred Wilson Dec 19, 2013 ▶ 32:31 Fred Wilson, USV // Data Driven NYC #18 // Sep 2013 (interviewed by Matt Turck)
Mar 18, 2016
Insight
Safe and calm entrepreneurs rarely profoundly change the world
“Because if you're in that meeting, and the entrepreneur makes you feel safe and calm, and, ah, you know, kind of, ah, very much in the linear mindset, ah, they're not likely to, you know, profoundly change the world.”
Peter Fenton Mar 18, 2016 ▶ 5:54 A Fireside Chat with Benchmark General Partner Peter Fenton (Data Driven NYC / FirstMark)
Mar 18, 2016
Insight
Great entrepreneurs prefer dealing directly with senior VC partners
“The premise of Benchmark was that the great entrepreneurs don't want to talk to that junior associate. They want to talk to the decision-making senior partner.”
Peter Fenton Mar 18, 2016 ▶ 9:27 A Fireside Chat with Benchmark General Partner Peter Fenton (Data Driven NYC / FirstMark)
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