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Next Entries »Pattern Matching
Wednesday, August 15th, 2007Gestalt – an organized whole in experience which explains psychological phenomena by their relationships to total forms rather than their parts. What? A Venture Capitalist friend of mine once told me that, “Venture Capital is really a game of pattern matching.” He noted that whenever he met an entrepreneur in search of funding, he did [...]
Brian Epstein is Not John Lennon, and Neither is Your VC
Tuesday, June 19th, 2007It was the biggest day in the young Beatles’ fledgling career: an audition with Decca Records. However, rather than showcase such high-energy Beatle originals as “I Saw Her Standing There”, or “The One After 909”, Brian Epstein, the Beatles’ Manager, focused the group’s efforts on sappy show tunes and languid pop standards. The result was [...]
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