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Startup School 18: How to Raise Money and How to Succeed Long-Term [video]

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91 points by Naushad 9 years ago · 6 comments

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touchofevil 9 years ago

I've really enjoyed these videos, so thank you! If I might make one suggestion, in addition to (or instead of) the wireless lavalier microphones that the guests wear, could you also set up some microphones on tables in front of the guests? That way, in post, your video editor could choose whether they want to use the lavalier microphone audio or the microphone on the desk audio. Ms. Lee's microphone is picking up a lot of rustling from her hair touching the microphone and it makes the audio hard to listen to. Microphones on a table in front of your guests would have avoided this problem. A wireless lavalier mic makes sense if your guest is lecturing and walking around, but for two seated guests microphones on tables would probably be better or at least a good addition to your setup.

vikingyc 9 years ago

I tend to notice lately, in the "wisdom" passing discussions from the VC, founders, etc. the word "grit" keeps getting repeated since 2016. Coincidentally, after the release the book by Angela Duckworth book Grit. Almost all the findings in the book and claims by Duckworth were discredited by Marcus Crede et all in the Journal Personality and Social Psychology. But the fake news keep getting repeated and none seems to stop and ask questions.

"I don't know for sure" is perfectly valid answer for a question like what do you look for in a founder.

  • tedmiston 9 years ago

    I haven't read the book but conceptually it's not a new thing to gravitate towards as a founder quality. Before that they just called it perseverance. Personally I don't really see a difference between the two words, but some argue that grit is more macroscopic.

arikr 9 years ago

I'll look forward to reading the transcript, thanks for posting this.

Anyone know why the transcript isn't ready yet? Seems to have taken substantially longer than others, has been up for 4 days.

  • tedmiston 9 years ago

    Maybe the transcript is semi-automated and the background noise on Jess' mic impacted it as someone else pointed out. Great video nonetheless.

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