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Startup School 18: How to Raise Money and How to Succeed Long-Term [video]

by Naushad on 6/9/17, 8:30 AM with 6 comments

• by touchofevil on 6/12/17, 10:21 PM

  I've really enjoyed these videos, so thank you! If I might make one suggestion, in addition to (or instead of) the wireless lavalier microphones that the guests wear, could you also set up some microphones on tables in front of the guests? That way, in post, your video editor could choose whether they want to use the lavalier microphone audio or the microphone on the desk audio. Ms. Lee's microphone is picking up a lot of rustling from her hair touching the microphone and it makes the audio hard to listen to. Microphones on a table in front of your guests would have avoided this problem. A wireless lavalier mic makes sense if your guest is lecturing and walking around, but for two seated guests microphones on tables would probably be better or at least a good addition to your setup.

• by vikingyc on 6/13/17, 3:56 AM

  I tend to notice lately, in the "wisdom" passing discussions from the VC, founders, etc. the word "grit" keeps getting repeated since 2016. Coincidentally, after the release the book by Angela Duckworth book Grit. Almost all the findings in the book and claims by Duckworth were discredited by Marcus Crede et all in the Journal Personality and Social Psychology. But the fake news keep getting repeated and none seems to stop and ask questions.

  "I don't know for sure" is perfectly valid answer for a question like what do you look for in a founder.

• by arikr on 6/13/17, 2:40 AM

  I'll look forward to reading the transcript, thanks for posting this.

  Anyone know why the transcript isn't ready yet? Seems to have taken substantially longer than others, has been up for 4 days.