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How not to Fuck Up the First Time Like I Did
Mark Suster
NextGen Conference, January 2011
@msuster
Lessons from Both Sides of the Table
Me
Software development at Andersen Consulting
BuildOnline, CEO in London at 31(sold to public company)
Koral, CEO in Palo Alto(sold to Salesforce.com)
VC in Los Angeles
The Stupid Mistakes I Made the First Time
(but not the second time!)
** there were no blogs, no instruction manuals ;-)
Take Aways
1. Don’t be afraid to try when you’re young & unencumbered
2. Find a topic you’re passionate about
3. Start lean
Take Aways (cont.)
1. Flip burgers
2. Don’t be a ho
3. Focus on your customers – nothing else matters