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8 Essential Skills They Didn’t Teach You In School(lifehack.org)
8 points by langer 18y ago|5 comments
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7 Powerful Ways to Get the Most Out of Any Situation(zenhabits.net)
2 points by langer 18y ago|0 comments
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7 Lessons Olympians Can Teach Internet Entrepreneurs(mashable.com)
2 points by langer 18y ago|0 comments
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GE Invests $141M Into Acciona’s Dakotan Wind Farm(earth2tech.com)
1 points by langer 18y ago|0 comments
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by langer 18y ago
Good answer. I like your interpretations of the advice. I also like the brain/mind analogy. Unfortunately I'm not a 24 watcher so can't relate to Jack Bauer (yet); maybe I'll watch an episode or two now :)
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by langer 18y ago
I agree with you on this when thinking about your startup/product as a whole, however this isn't the problem I'm so interested in. My question is more about how to identify the appropriate drivers for making specific decisions when there ar
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by langer 18y ago
I understand that execution can be an implementation of your instincts, however execution can also involve acting on your emotions. "something real" could also be "something you don't know and may not exist" so I don't quite see how that an
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Ask PG: The difference between instinct and emotion?
18 points by langer 18y ago|23 comments
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by langer 18y ago
This reminds me of the first essay students hand in when they arrive at university. The tutor then proceeds to criticise the hell out of it. Ironically, this particular post has an onomatopoeic ring to it - the content within the post is ab
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by langer 18y ago
I think it depends on how confident you are that the 'other investors' you mention want to invest. If they want in, you could be seeding an ego battle which your startup can leverage to get better terms. If they don't and start dissing your
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by langer 18y ago
Great to see such a diverse mix of people - I met fellow Brits, people from across the US and even someone who traveled over from New Zealand. The line up was top-notch, and between Greg McAdoo's and Sam Altman's fundraising demystification
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by langer 18y ago
sorry if this comes as a shock, but you're british for life :)
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Other British hackers/entrepreneurs attending Startup School?
16 points by langer 18y ago|9 comments
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by langer 19y ago
sounds spot on to me :) so, next question.. almost warrants another thread, but i'll ask you it here for now: who are the best product guys in the UK/Europe? are they on the list of official "product expert" mentors? http://seedcamp.com/pa
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by langer 19y ago
i agree with your point that it's v. important for the team to have the necessary transferable business skills early on. a group of introvert hackers who lack them could easily fail, even if they've built a relatively good product. neverthe
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by langer 19y ago
@madmotive: I’ve got a lot of respect for the main goal of Seedcamp, namely to inspire the next generation of Europe’s serial entrepreneurs. However, I think apexauk’s points above hit the nail on the head — more focus on openly, iterativel
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by langer 19y ago
yep, totally agree - i coulda mentioned them (and benchmark/balderton) along with index. accel seem to be much more confident than the london-only vcs.
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by langer 19y ago
Sounds like a good night ian. Unfortunately we can't make the 30th but could definitely do the 27th.
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by langer 19y ago
Hi, dood. We're a small team based in Oxford, UK. Would be cool if you can make it to the event kul mentioned - parts of the event (including drinks with everyone afterwards ;-) ) are open to anyone. E-mail jonathan[dot]black[at]sbs[dot]ox