Guy Kawasaki: The Top 10 Mistakes of Entrepreneurs
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN uses it as a reference for startup advice such as not befriending your VC, linear thinking in valuations, and protecting ideas.
What it is
Guy Kawasaki's UC Berkeley Haas talk on the top ten mistakes entrepreneurs make, covering a startup from inception to exit.
Recommended by 0 HN commenters across 0 different months, 2013 to 2023.
What Hacker News said
Cites dottrap · 2013-04 · on “VC Firms Don't Back You, VC Partners Do”
Careful. This borders on Guy Kawasaki's Top 10 Mistakes by Entrepreneurs, Item 10: Befriending your VC. [this video]
Cites vinchuco · 2013-11 · on “Bitcoin Target Price: $23,809.52”
It reminded me of one of the mistakes Guy Kawasaki said here [this video] about linear thinking in valuations. Not that I disagree with the post. I could only verify those figures in the future.
Cites Silverback_VII · 2023-04 · on “Ask HN: How to Protect Ideas and Implementation?”
This lecture by Kawasaki addresses the topic: [this video] If a large corporation steals your idea, you can try to sue if you have taken measures to protect your idea, and in rare cases, even succeed. However, it won't really get you any further.