10 insights from a venture capitalist rockstar | roger mcnamee
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insights from Roger McNamee
Venture Capitalist by day,PSYCHEDELIC ROCKSTAR BY NIGHT
This presentation consists of highlights from the interview with Moe Abdou,
founder & host of 33voices®.
Roger McNameeRoger McNamee is a co-founder of Elevation Partners. He began his career in 1982 at T. Rowe Price Associates, where he managed the top-ranked Science & Technology Fund and co-managed the New Horizons Fund. In 1991, he launched Integral Capital Partners, the first crossover fund (combining later stage venture capital with public market investments), in part-nership with Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. In 1999, Roger co-founded Silver Lake Partners, the first private equity fund focused on technol-ogy businesses. In 2004, Roger and his partners launched Elevation Partners, an investment partnership focused on the intersection of media and entertainment content and consumer tech-nology.
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Admired entrepreneurs don’t actually plan for success.
they leave the door open for ideas to find them.
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As you evolve your business, too much precision in your planning is a bad thing.
be clear on your most important outcomes instead.
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Entrepreneurship isn’t as much a formula as it is a process -
one that always starts with crystalizing the problem you’re trying to solve.
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If you’re not the best at what you do,
you’re at a disadvantage.
be your domain’s expert.
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Those who rise to the top have a keen level of self-awareness.they start by knowing and leveraging their highest strengths.
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Improve your odds of success by being deliberate about surrounding yourself
with the people you trustand whose company you’d like to keep.
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Improve your odds of success by being deliberate about surrounding yourself
with the people you trustand whose company you’d like to keep.
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It’s wise to diversify your reading list.
immerse yourself in a great novel and you’ll stretch your imagination to new heights.
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Aspire to make your own path and celebrate your own uniqueness,
And have no further expectations.
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Keep in mind that success is situational -being at the right place at the right time matters.
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Make it a habit to always expose the world to the best version of you,
regardless of your circumstances.
Are you comfortable with not knowing what’s going to happen?
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