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Are you Better at Running the Company Or Running Your Board Meeting?

Thisisgoingtobebig.com 6/17 7:23A Charlie O'Donnell

Some of the best operators I know are terrible in their own board meetings. On the other hand, I know quite a few founders better at smooth talking their boards than they are at actually executing....

Climbing the Wrong Mountain: When Founders Build Around Familiar Problems

Thisisgoingtobebig.com 6/16 4:44A Charlie O'Donnell

The first check I ever wrote into Edward Woodford of ZeroHash went into a company that doesn't exist anymore. He was building an exchange for alternative commodities, futures...

Does the Rule of 40 Work for Hardware?

Feld Thoughts 6/15 6:36A

I first wrote about the Rule of 40 in 2015. I d heard a late-stage investor describe it at a board meeting - growth rate plus profit should add up to at least 40% - and the simplicity stuck with me....

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