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“Live the Life of Your Dreams
When you start living the life of your dreams, there will always be obstacles, doubters, mistakes and setbacks along the way. But with hard work, perseverance and self-belief there is no limit to what you can achieve.”
― The Light in the Heart
When you start living the life of your dreams, there will always be obstacles, doubters, mistakes and setbacks along the way. But with hard work, perseverance and self-belief there is no limit to what you can achieve.”
― The Light in the Heart
“You have to work on the business first before it works for you.”
― Wealth for All: Living a Life of Success at the Edge of Your Ability
― Wealth for All: Living a Life of Success at the Edge of Your Ability
“Maturity is when you stop complaining and making excuses in your life; you realize everything that happens in life is a result of the previous choice you鈥檝e made and start making new choices to change your life.”
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“We love being mentally strong, but we hate situations that allow us to put our mental strength to good use.”
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“Maturity is when you stop complaining and making excuses in your life; you realize everything that happens in life is a result of the previous choice you鈥檝e made and start making new choices to change your life.”
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“Do you know great minds enjoy excellence, average minds love mediocrity and small minds adore comfort zones?”
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“When you start living the life of your dreams, there will always be obstacles, doubters, mistakes and setbacks along the way. But with hard work, perseverance and self-belief there is no limit to what you can achieve.”
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“Here, I must say that some terminology in the language of finance is slightly misleading. Uber鈥檚 鈥渓oss鈥� largely means heavy investments in other businesses and stock-based compensation stemming from the company's initial public offering.
Unsurprisingly, Travis Kalanick, Uber鈥檚 co-founder, sold nearly $1 billion in company shares the moment Uber鈥檚 IPO lockup period (read: the timeframe when you can鈥檛 sell your shares) was over. Duh.
When a company files for an IPO instead of bankruptcy, the IPO should be renamed a bailout鈥攂ecause modern business solutions require modern business jargon. #sarcasm”
― Raise and Rise: Funding Sources for Your Startup in the Era of Digital Transformation & Blockchain
Unsurprisingly, Travis Kalanick, Uber鈥檚 co-founder, sold nearly $1 billion in company shares the moment Uber鈥檚 IPO lockup period (read: the timeframe when you can鈥檛 sell your shares) was over. Duh.
When a company files for an IPO instead of bankruptcy, the IPO should be renamed a bailout鈥攂ecause modern business solutions require modern business jargon. #sarcasm”
― Raise and Rise: Funding Sources for Your Startup in the Era of Digital Transformation & Blockchain
“Why do we dismiss lottery winners, yet worship those who build wealth by capitalizing on capital itself? The difference is becoming increasingly invisible.”
― Raise and Rise: Funding Sources for Your Startup in the Era of Digital Transformation & Blockchain
― Raise and Rise: Funding Sources for Your Startup in the Era of Digital Transformation & Blockchain
“How can you be useful to the world if your main concern is how to become 鈥渇undable鈥�? How can you create impactful products or meaningful services if, instead of focusing on market needs鈥攔ooted in social, economic, and environmental realities鈥攜ou鈥檙e fixated on keeping investors happy, those who chase abnormal returns and easy exits?
How did capital, once an instrument to address the world鈥檚 most pressing environmental and social challenges, become an end in itself鈥攖he most traded asset rather than the most transformative tool? When, in fact, it was meant to be the perfect resource for entrepreneurs to solve real problems and make our lives just a bit easier and healthier?
If anything, problems aren鈥檛 stop signs鈥攖hey鈥檙e wake-up calls for those with problem-solving skills. They also reflect the depth of our awareness and intelligence.”
― Raise and Rise: Funding Sources for Your Startup in the Era of Digital Transformation & Blockchain
How did capital, once an instrument to address the world鈥檚 most pressing environmental and social challenges, become an end in itself鈥攖he most traded asset rather than the most transformative tool? When, in fact, it was meant to be the perfect resource for entrepreneurs to solve real problems and make our lives just a bit easier and healthier?
If anything, problems aren鈥檛 stop signs鈥攖hey鈥檙e wake-up calls for those with problem-solving skills. They also reflect the depth of our awareness and intelligence.”
― Raise and Rise: Funding Sources for Your Startup in the Era of Digital Transformation & Blockchain
“Let me simplify鈥攊t means we hardly see reality as it is. Instead, our perception is shaped by our brains鈥攁nd possibly our hearts too.
Not long ago, I came across a study revealing that the heart is about 60 times stronger than the brain in an electrical field and more than 100 times stronger in a magnetic field.
So, if you ever find yourself wondering whether we鈥檝e all lost our minds, just remember鈥攂rains are overrated anyway.
But then, it begs the question鈥攈ave we lost our connection to heart intelligence too?
Possibly.”
― Raise and Rise: Funding Sources for Your Startup in the Era of Digital Transformation & Blockchain
Not long ago, I came across a study revealing that the heart is about 60 times stronger than the brain in an electrical field and more than 100 times stronger in a magnetic field.
So, if you ever find yourself wondering whether we鈥檝e all lost our minds, just remember鈥攂rains are overrated anyway.
But then, it begs the question鈥攈ave we lost our connection to heart intelligence too?
Possibly.”
― Raise and Rise: Funding Sources for Your Startup in the Era of Digital Transformation & Blockchain
“In entrepreneurial finance, the asymmetry between what needs to be backed and what actually gets financed鈥攐ften driven by purely speculative expectations鈥攊s truly remarkable.
Case in point: CB Insights has been doing an admirable job publishing its "mortality reports," analyzing why some of the most promising and heavily vetted startups fail. And for years, the number one reason for failure among VC-backed startups has remained the same:
There was no market need.”
― Raise and Rise: Funding Sources for Your Startup in the Era of Digital Transformation & Blockchain
Case in point: CB Insights has been doing an admirable job publishing its "mortality reports," analyzing why some of the most promising and heavily vetted startups fail. And for years, the number one reason for failure among VC-backed startups has remained the same:
There was no market need.”
― Raise and Rise: Funding Sources for Your Startup in the Era of Digital Transformation & Blockchain
“The general rule of thumb for a seed-stage round is to preserve at least 80% of your equity pie.
In other words, before you hit the marketplace, don鈥檛 sell more than 20% of your company鈥檚 ownership.”
― Raise and Rise: Funding Sources for Your Startup in the Era of Digital Transformation & Blockchain
In other words, before you hit the marketplace, don鈥檛 sell more than 20% of your company鈥檚 ownership.”
― Raise and Rise: Funding Sources for Your Startup in the Era of Digital Transformation & Blockchain
“The human tendency to focus solely on successful outcomes is well-known in psychology as 鈥渟urvivor bias.鈥�
In entrepreneurship, survivor bias isn鈥檛 just present鈥攊t鈥檚 the name of the game.
You must be overoptimistic.”
― Raise and Rise: Funding Sources for Your Startup in the Era of Digital Transformation & Blockchain
In entrepreneurship, survivor bias isn鈥檛 just present鈥攊t鈥檚 the name of the game.
You must be overoptimistic.”
― Raise and Rise: Funding Sources for Your Startup in the Era of Digital Transformation & Blockchain
“Now, if you live in the U.S., keep in mind that the average annual interest rate for a credit card ranges between 15-19%鈥攚hile store credit cards and banks like Wells Fargo charge 25% or more.
This means you鈥檇 have to generate returns comparable to the best-performing family offices鈥攅ntities run by some of the most highly educated investment professionals in the world, whose full-time job is managing wealth.
So, next time a VC thoughtfully suggests you bootstrap your business with a credit card, tell him to take a hike.”
― Raise and Rise: Funding Sources for Your Startup in the Era of Digital Transformation & Blockchain
This means you鈥檇 have to generate returns comparable to the best-performing family offices鈥攅ntities run by some of the most highly educated investment professionals in the world, whose full-time job is managing wealth.
So, next time a VC thoughtfully suggests you bootstrap your business with a credit card, tell him to take a hike.”
― Raise and Rise: Funding Sources for Your Startup in the Era of Digital Transformation & Blockchain
“The saddest reality is that 30% of the clothes produced worldwide today are never sold.
Now add to that the fact that up to 50% of food produced is never eaten鈥攊t simply gets thrown away.
This should make you pause and reflect on one of the most disturbing examples of massive market inefficiency happening across every wealthy country鈥攆rom the United States to Sweden (the home of H&M).”
― Raise and Rise: Funding Sources for Your Startup in the Era of Digital Transformation & Blockchain
Now add to that the fact that up to 50% of food produced is never eaten鈥攊t simply gets thrown away.
This should make you pause and reflect on one of the most disturbing examples of massive market inefficiency happening across every wealthy country鈥攆rom the United States to Sweden (the home of H&M).”
― Raise and Rise: Funding Sources for Your Startup in the Era of Digital Transformation & Blockchain
“The overall data shows that more than twice the money flows into venture capital from LPs than comes back to them in a given year.
I wanted to hold onto something positive from this industry鈥攁fter all, I鈥檝e met a few brilliant people in it鈥攂ut looking at the data, it鈥檚 hard, if not impossible.
In a Freudian sense, it's worth remembering that sometimes a cigar is just a cigar鈥攏ot everything has a deeper psychological meaning.
VCs have made it look like magic, but the illusion disappears once you turn on the lights.
At its core, venture capital isn鈥檛 as much a unique asset class as it is a troubled one. The industry survives by injecting more and more capital each year, while leaving the majority of limited partners stuck at the losing end of a pay-your-bid auction.”
― Raise and Rise: Funding Sources for Your Startup in the Era of Digital Transformation & Blockchain
I wanted to hold onto something positive from this industry鈥攁fter all, I鈥檝e met a few brilliant people in it鈥攂ut looking at the data, it鈥檚 hard, if not impossible.
In a Freudian sense, it's worth remembering that sometimes a cigar is just a cigar鈥攏ot everything has a deeper psychological meaning.
VCs have made it look like magic, but the illusion disappears once you turn on the lights.
At its core, venture capital isn鈥檛 as much a unique asset class as it is a troubled one. The industry survives by injecting more and more capital each year, while leaving the majority of limited partners stuck at the losing end of a pay-your-bid auction.”
― Raise and Rise: Funding Sources for Your Startup in the Era of Digital Transformation & Blockchain
“As for my own personal awakening, in a 鈥淲ho is John Galt?鈥� fashion, that happened right in the middle of 2017, when a young fellow asked me if he should raise money through Initial Coin Offerings for his new restaurant, which would offer pizzas and pastas here in Los Angeles.
As he caught sight of the horror in my eyes, he quickly added, 鈥渂ut it will be gluten-free, of course.”
― No Limits: Modern Poetry For Modern People
As he caught sight of the horror in my eyes, he quickly added, 鈥渂ut it will be gluten-free, of course.”
― No Limits: Modern Poetry For Modern People
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