One to help those with fundraising. “VC’s are marketers, not financiers. Why storytelling is more important than financial acumen in Venture Capital.”
https://odin.substack.com/p/why-vcs-are-in-the-business-of-marketing
An eye opening story by a founder, now also investor, who talks about his journey failing to build a billion dollar business. Sahil is awesome. https://sahillavingia.com/reflecting
I recently restarted reading Traction. A great marketing book about growth experiments and details about all the possible channels and how to choose one. Really really good. Don’t have time to read it? Here’s a summary: https://link.medium.com/64z41VjtK8
I did a talk to some high-school students last week and taught them about Ikigai. If I haven’t told you about it, I can’t express how important it is. Go learn about it here and do it with your team. Or even your friends. It’s a great exercise to figure out your purpose in life or “reason for being”.
The Last Dance, (Miniseries on Netflix about Michael Jordan and the Bulls) was remarkable. I really encourage you to watch it, whether you love basketball or not. Two main take aways for me were:
- It’s all about the team (like in startups) – even Jordan felt like he wasn’t enough and needed Pippen and others to help him win championships.
- Be present. It’s not about next year or next time, but about now.