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Seeking Nonconsensus

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Mike Maples has talked a lot about this framework ; so has Peter Thiel in his Venn diagram that opportunity is the overlap of “seems like a bad idea” and “is a good idea” ; and Chris Dixon’s continuing meme about “ the next big thing will start out looking like a toy.”

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Three Magical VC Pitch Questions

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Giving the opportunity to hear one of the possible incarnations of what could happen to this company, really as the next chapter continuation of the founding story, sheds light onto the framework of how decisions are going to be made as the company matures. What else should I be asking you? This question is quintessentially open-ended.

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The Risks of Becoming an Advisor When You (Might) Want Something More

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The compensation framework and contract template are reasonable (though of course I am not a lawyer). You’re able to spend time with the company during its early stage to do some interesting work, explore if there’s a good fit for you there in the long run, and be compensated for the efforts which you’re putting in.

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Three Magical VC Pitch Questions

Genuine VC

Giving the opportunity to hear one of the possible incarnations of what could happen to this company, really as the next chapter continuation of the founding story, sheds light onto the framework of how decisions are going to be made as the company matures. What else should I be asking you? This question is quintessentially open-ended.

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It's Always Sunny on the Web

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Rather, it was his framework for the “history of the web” which did. Ben Kunz wrote an interesting article in this week’s BusinessWeek, but it wasn’t the controversial and inaptly-named title (“ Why Widgets Don’t Work ”) which caught my attention.

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It's Always Sunny on the Web

Genuine VC

Rather, it was his framework for the “history of the web” which did. Ben Kunz wrote an interesting article in this week’s BusinessWeek, but it wasn’t the controversial and inaptly-named title (“ Why Widgets Don’t Work ”) which caught my attention.

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