Re:Vinod Khosla: 70-80% Of VCs Add Negative Value To Startups
by bdcravens on Wednesday September 11, 2013 @06:28PM
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He never said "his does". Additionally, read the last paragraph. He alluded to his failure, and the implicit uncertainty of giving qualified advice.
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Re:Vinod Khosla: 70-80% Of VCs Add Negative Value To Startups
by ada1981 on Wednesday September 11, 2013 @06:34PM
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The ol' "Damaging Admission".
Re:Vinod Khosla: 70-80% Of VCs Add Negative Value To Startups
by hnnnnng on Wednesday September 11, 2013 @06:46PM
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Theres no way to win, is there?
One doesn't state that he/she has probably made mistakes == person is implying he's never given bad advice.
One does state that he/she has probably made mistakes == its the "ol' Damning Admission" strategy
Do you even think?
Re:Vinod Khosla: 70-80% Of VCs Add Negative Value To Startups
by dagw on Thursday September 12, 2013 @03:16AM
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Theres no way to win, is there?
"The only way to win is not to play" is always a time honored strategy.
What you say during your PR pitch is almost irrelevant (unless you fuck up catastrophically). The nature, location and the very fact that you're doing a PR pitch speaks much much louder than the content of your pitch.