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27 Feb 2019 Conversations with Tyler Sam Altman on Loving Community, Hating Coworking, and the Hunt for Talent
“I think the way you become really great at venture capital is to accept that the only way to figure out the future of the world is to identify incredibly talented, smart, creative, original thinkers and back those people.”
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- 27 Feb 2019
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…—what’s the single most likely misconception about venture capital they’re going to have? That venture capitalists are, on the whole, smart visionaries who know exactly what’s going to happen in the world. I think the way you become really great at venture capital is to accept that the only way to figure out the future of the world is to identify incredibly talented, smart, creative, original thinkers and back those people. You have to trust that that will work out over time. You can’t just be the smartest person all the time. If I’m trying to place your view in contrast with others — your view on how to spot and identify and mobilize talent compared to Marc Andreessen — is there any difference? How would I place you two?…
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