5 Minute Humility Interviews
Brian Halligan (CEO, Hubspot) discuss the purchase of Wolf, Jerry Garcia's Guitar
Steve Cagnetta (Company Counsel) discuss what happens when an employee spends $400 on a Corporate Card...at a Strip Club...........
Tony Conrad (Partner, True Ventures) talk about paying your debts and doing the "right" thing.
Dave Marcus (CPA, Samet), discusses startup equity and QSBS. Get yourself a good accountant, it's worth it.
Part II of Conversation with Tony Conrad; a discussion on Executive Gaps, Option Distribution - and Jack White
A discussion with artist Seth B Minkin about corporate culture and what happens when you paint nude people doing drugs...
A discussion with Nicole Stata, Partner at Boston Seed Capital, about how the investment in Draft Kings went down
Dave Balter (CEO Flipside Crypto) & Sarah Hodges (Partner, Pillar VC) Discuss the complexities of building a company together while being in a relationship.
Part II of the Dave & Sarah conversation.
Presto CEO, Raj Suri and Dave Balter discuss a lucky opportunity to meet Steve Jobs, and what happens when they do.
The Humility Imperative
by Dave Balter
Inspired by original essays, which have been edited, updated and adapted - then rewritten, rehabilitated and improved.
Table of Contents
Chapter
1
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Brussel Sprouts (a Love Story)
Chapter
2
:
The Humility Imperative
Chapter
3
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Are You the OCD EA?
Chapter
4
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Your Many Many Gaps — And How You Fill Them In
Chapter
5
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All VCs Are Dicks
Chapter
6
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Know Thy Enemy, Befriend Rivals
Chapter
7
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Wanted: The Perfectly Perfect Analyst
Chapter
8
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10 Ways to Step Up Your Leadership Today
Chapter
9
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I'm Tired of Hearing About Your Startup Depression
Chapter
10
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How to Break Up with Employees
Chapter
11
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Going Big, Going Home and a $1.9M Guitar
Chapter
12
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You Can Be An Entrepreneur And Not Get Divorced
Chapter
13
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I Sold My Google-Backed Startup for $75M Yesterday — And I'm Scared to Death
Chapter
14
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Wanted: Creodont (non Corpusculus) Corp Dev Director
Chapter
15
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7 Hard-Earned Tips for Raising Startup Capital
Chapter
16
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33 Boston-Area CEOs and Their Differences
Chapter
17
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You are A Cat-Mauling Product Manager
Chapter
18
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Hire a Head of Product in 11 Steps
Chapter
19
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The 8-Week Dance to an Acquisition
Chapter
20
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The 5 steps of dealmaking you can’t ignore when buying a company
Chapter
21
:
The Friday Before Memorial Day Sucks
Chapter
22
:
On Truth and True Ventures
Chapter
23
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Men's Ski Trip Grocery List
Chapter
24
:
How Well Are You Ruddering?
Chapter
25
:
The Ability to Flex
Chapter
26
:
Our Team is Fucked and So is Yours
Chapter
27
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Wanted: Engineer Who Jams the Fizz in Your Buzz
Chapter
28
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It Can't Get Any Worse Than Sucking
Chapter
29
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17 Things a CEO Does — When Not MicroDosing
Chapter
30
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Failing, To Succeed
Chapter
31
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The 20 Slides That Raised $7 Million
Chapter
32
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My Way — or the Highway
Chapter
33
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Two Tales of Transmoral Leadership
Chapter
34
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Notes on Nutting Up
Chapter
35
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Shorter Flights At Lower Heights: The Right Way to Angel Invest
Chapter
36
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To Be a Great Leader: Don't Be a Genius, Be a Sponge and a Stone
