A Deal that Defines You: Being the King/Queen of Your Island
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When I was early in my venture career, I was easily impressed by buzz around a deal. If the deal had high quality firms circling it, I felt FOMO. The reality is that I didn’t have confidence in own ability to assess companies independently, so I was easily swayed by others. In reality, most venture capitalists feel this way – not just early in their careers, but throughout them. Many in our profession are steered by “consensus” thinking and I was no different. To me, breaking into venture was a dream for someone who went to University of Richmond, not Harvard or Stanford. Shouldn’t I be happy to be in the pack? Wouldn’t that be enough?
A Deal that Defines You: Being the King/Queen of Your Island
A Deal that Defines You: Being the King/Queen…
A Deal that Defines You: Being the King/Queen of Your Island
When I was early in my venture career, I was easily impressed by buzz around a deal. If the deal had high quality firms circling it, I felt FOMO. The reality is that I didn’t have confidence in own ability to assess companies independently, so I was easily swayed by others. In reality, most venture capitalists feel this way – not just early in their careers, but throughout them. Many in our profession are steered by “consensus” thinking and I was no different. To me, breaking into venture was a dream for someone who went to University of Richmond, not Harvard or Stanford. Shouldn’t I be happy to be in the pack? Wouldn’t that be enough?