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Marc Andreessen: uncertainty

15 Jun 2022 Conversations with Tyler Marc Andreessen on Learning to Love the Humanities

“Exactly. I don’t know. It’s one of these things you learn in venture capital. It’s like 90 percent of the battle is over by the time it starts.”

— Marc Andreessen

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Marc Andreessen
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uncertainty
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15 Jun 2022
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Conversations with Tyler

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…Just show up for the end of your own talk, right? “Here I am.” [laughter] Exactly. I don’t know. It’s one of these things you learn in venture capital. It’s like 90 percent of the battle is over by the time it starts. Ninety percent of the talent-picking process is over if you’re attracting the right people up front, and then the filtration just becomes a lot easier. He has that down to an art form that’s just absolutely amazing to see, and it continues to run. He does it every day. Putting aside product-market fit, what’s the question you are most trying to figure out about who makes a good founder?…

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