Stop outsourcing conviction: Why young VCs must go deeper than podcasts
“And those are incredibly valuable relationship they should be building, but I don't think there's anything that replaces the real hard work to go deeper.”
you know, the associates of different firms talk to each other and share deal flows and, you know, share their views on the market and whatnot. And those are incredibly valuable relationship they should be building, but I don't think there's anything that replaces the real hard work to go deeper. Right? Like if you wanna know about AI, don't listen to this podcast about what I talk about. Like go really deep on this topic. Right? Think about what are things that VCs or CNBC, Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal are not talking about. Right? Go talk to the real buyers. Form your own thesis. Because I do think, like, one, the unfair competitive advantage of a younger person
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A VC argues that while networking with other associates is valuable, there's no substitute for doing the hard work of independent research. They emphasize going beyond surface-level content from VCs and media to form original theses by talking directly to real buyers and customers.
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This clip offers specific, actionable advice for young VCs on how to develop competitive advantages through deeper research rather than relying on secondhand information.
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