papertigerau

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   by papertigerau 2mo ago

   This was also my thought! OP is going to get a lot of arrows for this article, but it's a genuinely great write up that matches a lot of my experience with mass-market products. It's a great account for people to reflect on. I&#x2
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   by papertigerau 1y ago

   Please do! I learned this one during a period at work when I was the host of 10+ large events per week and I needed to move around the room. Spending more than a few minutes in any one conversation was a problem and so I landed on this as
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   by papertigerau 1y ago

   This is a great point on the value of recurring events! Multiple serendipitous / unplanned interactions (where both people leave feeling good) are an important pathway to building a relationship. As a child most of your friendships wer
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   by papertigerau 2y ago

   This is great advice! One build on "it's all about direct connections" theme - getting attention when you are starting out is EXPENSIVE. One option you have is start with asking for more time and attention from those people t
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   by papertigerau 3y ago

   If you have a strong enough “Why”, then you can tolerate any “How”. Wanting to be your own boss, or having the ability to freely travel the world are both a great “Why” to create the activation energy to take the risk and start. But in my e
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   by papertigerau 3y ago

   Your experience matches with what I've seen. If you give the cells something spherical [1] to adhere to then you can achieve a higher yield, but still only a monolayer. [1] https://smartmcs.com.au/what-is-microcarrier&#
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   by papertigerau 3y ago

   There’s no one specific cause that stands out as common. All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. What IS common amongst terminal cofounder conflict is a series of ruptures in the relationship without any
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   by papertigerau 3y ago

   I've made > 100 pre-seed investments and the #1 cause failure in the first 3 years is founders quitting because of unresolved cofounder conflict. The first time I saw an obviously valuable, fast-growing company blown up because the
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   by papertigerau 4y ago

   Do you need to raise capital in order to make payroll and keep your company alive? If yes, welcome to one of the most stressful periods of your business. In my experience this is a terrifying 3am-stare-at-the-ceiling territory level stress