Comments on: I met with an investor, what happens next?

By: What Makes an Entrepreneur? (1/11) – Tenacity

What Makes an Entrepreneur? (1/11) – Tenacity — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:25:16 +0000

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By: PK

PK — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:36:24 +0000

I do understand the cautions and I do agree that one person may not fill all shoes. Personal effort certainly tells of the capacity of a person but not everyone are attention hawks. I guess one would have to value how a person reasons if they are capable more than an actual track record. Now in the recession, where is the skill level of all these A-class CEO's who are forced to file Ch 11 for their huge corporations? So many companies have folded even with the best CEO's in the helm demonstrating they can't handle crisis no matter how great their CV is.
Look at some of the biggest brands like Microsoft, Apple, Oracle, Intel, HP, Dell, IBM, GE, Wall Mart, Starbucks, and Disney. All were run by founders with no prior CEO experience and probably very little track record of their capacity. Even Google and Yahoo got to the execution stage of a proven model before a professional CEOs joined. A lot can be achieved hiring the right employees, as long as the executive has some level of good common sense.
Thanks for the input, by the way.

By: PK

PK — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:36:24 +0000

By: PK

PK — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:36:24 +0000

By: msuster

msuster — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:59:28 +0000

I respectfully disagree with you. Great product builders to not always make great company builders. Great company builders know how to get press, land customers, hire senior people, raise capital and all the myriad of things required to be a well rounded individuals. All of these things are packaged together in the fund raising process and if you don't have what it takes to get through this process chances are you don't have what it takes to build a huge company. This is not always the case but it is a good general indicator. Harsh, but true.

By: msuster

msuster — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:59:28 +0000

By: PK

PK — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:24:17 +0000

Exactly 'where' are all these VC's you can actually call up and keep updated with, or get advice from? I find they are mainly shielded by a small receptionist who constantly avoids you meeting or getting in touch with the VC no matter how often you try.

By: PK

PK — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:11:42 +0000

Question: working on a new business project, who on earth has the time with this seeming 24/7 marketing tactics and scheeming? Sounds like a full time job! I know some great people working on really interesting projects and they barely have time off to meet friends. To spend this much time and effort just to give people with funds the chance to earn huge chunks of profits on someone else's hard labor?
Some people are inventors and developers, not the 'Paris Hilton' of self-promotion for investment networking. Perhaps this is why so few investment deals actually end in a pay off… Maybe they need to focus on trying to see the potentials more than looking for people who are experts in self-promotion.

By: PK

PK — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:24:17 +0000