10 insights from a venture capitalist rockstar | roger mcnamee

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insights from Roger McNamee

Venture Capitalist by day,PSYCHEDELIC ROCKSTAR BY NIGHT

This presentation consists of highlights from the interview with Moe Abdou,

founder & host of 33voices®.

Roger McNameeRoger McNamee is a co-founder of Elevation Partners. He began his career in 1982 at T. Rowe Price Associates, where he managed the top-ranked Science & Technology Fund and co-managed the New Horizons Fund. In 1991, he launched Integral Capital Partners, the first crossover fund (combining later stage venture capital with public market investments), in part-nership with Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. In 1999, Roger co-founded Silver Lake Partners, the first private equity fund focused on technol-ogy businesses. In 2004, Roger and his partners launched Elevation Partners, an investment partnership focused on the intersection of media and entertainment content and consumer tech-nology.

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1

Admired entrepreneurs don’t actually plan for success.

they leave the door open for ideas to find them.

2

As you evolve your business, too much precision in your planning is a bad thing.

be clear on your most important outcomes instead.

3

Entrepreneurship isn’t as much a formula as it is a process -

one that always starts with crystalizing the problem you’re trying to solve.

4

If you’re not the best at what you do,

you’re at a disadvantage.

be your domain’s expert.

5

Those who rise to the top have a keen level of self-awareness.they start by knowing and leveraging their highest strengths.

6

Improve your odds of success by being deliberate about surrounding yourself

with the people you trustand whose company you’d like to keep.

6

Improve your odds of success by being deliberate about surrounding yourself

with the people you trustand whose company you’d like to keep.

7

It’s wise to diversify your reading list.

immerse yourself in a great novel and you’ll stretch your imagination to new heights.

8

Aspire to make your own path and celebrate your own uniqueness,

And have no further expectations.

9

Keep in mind that success is situational -being at the right place at the right time matters.

10

Make it a habit to always expose the world to the best version of you,

regardless of your circumstances.

Are you comfortable with not knowing what’s going to happen?

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