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Round Table

We tracked down some of the brightest minds in venture capital to learn more about what makes great companies tick. We asked Phin Barnes, Brad Feld, Rob Go and Alex Taussig to share the advice to they most often give to (and the mistakes they most often see from) the CEOs and founders in their portfolios.

Here’s what they had to say:

Phin Barnes, principal, First Round Capital – Recruit and hire a team you would be honored to work for, and create a culture of “no ego” where the best ideas win.

A startup is a race against time in a world of extremely limited resources and imperfect information. I worry when founders take too long to make a decision and work to collect more information rather than trusting their instincts and being decisive about strategy, staffing, or fund-raising.

 

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Author:Amanda Maksymiw