If people make a lot of introductions, should they get recognized for it? I've never seen a score showing who's a good connector. That'd be useful, right?
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It's much easier to get a reception from someone if there is an introduction versus randomly trying to get in front of people.
Start-up teams are always in flux, so, like all start-ups, we're always talking to candidates for various key roles.
I see many founders waste too much time trying to work their networks and/or ultimately settle for mediocre but available candidates. You will definitely have to interview hard for cultural fit, but the best talent isn't cheap.
People are generally badly advised when they're starting out in the creative field.
I think it's necessary to identify with anything - with any character you play, there's got to be something in common, so you can link up to that person, even if it's like one tiny thing. But it's equally fun to play somebody completely different, and trying to find what that thing is to make it.
From the very first inkling of a concept, founders need to gather a target group of five to ten potential users to begin the feedback loop. We all think we know how the market will react to new ideas, but actual users live with the pros and cons of the existing market conditions every day. They are the market experts.
I was never given any hand-outs. I started at the bottom and was very good at finding people who knew more than me and learning from them.
I like to get in among a set of people and get to know them very well.
Everybody is somebody, so you don't have to introduce anybody.
You must develop personal contacts if you want to be successful.
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