Episode 19
Startup Purgatory, Common Pitch Mistakes, Competing with Incumbents and More on One on One with A and Z #4
a16z co-founders Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz talk about tech trends, company-building, and more in the fourth episode of their Clubhouse show, One on One with A and Z. Catch their show live at 7pm PT every Monday.
a16z Live · Ben Horowitz, Marc Andreessen
March 17, 20211h 23m
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Show Notes
Topics covered this week include:
- How to tell if a startup has entered "purgatory", where they're getting by each year but no longer has a chance to be a multi-billion dollar company
- Common mistakes founders make when pitching VCs
- When do the biggest disagreements happen over possible investments
- What happens when an idea is great, but one of the founders is toxic
- Is there anyone now like Silicon Valley coaching legend, Coach Bill Campbell?
- What kinds of large companies are easiest to compete with?
- R&D and basic research, now and then
- Investing in people, pre-idea
- If you started today with zero connections and $50k in the bank, what would you do?
Topics
technologyventure capitalstartupsinnovation