Ask Me Anything!
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Ask Me Anything!
I'm working on a Q&A / AskMeAnything that I will publish as an article or... as a podcast if I get a lot of questions!!
Friends,
I hope you're doing well! One of the joys of writing this newsletter is the opportunity to meet you, share ideas, and answer your questions.
I'm working on a Q&A / AskMeAnything that I will publish as an article or... as a podcast if I get a lot of questions!!
Please feel free to ask me any questions, via email or comments, regarding startups (see my thoughts on headcount, valuation bubble, competition & defensibilities, the role of the CEO, fundraising, OKR), investment (investing 101, beating the market, hiring a money manager, inflation), or life in general! (buying a house, digital and physical minimalism, black swans, books worth reading)
All the best,
Nicolas
A few ideas :)
Has WW3 already started?
Would you start a business you're passionate about if you knew early on it's not defensible in the long run?
If no one can beat the market, why do hedge funds exist?
Are AI startups features or products? Can they build moats? Can they survive as stand-alone companies in the long run or do they aim (consciously or not) to be acquired?
How to find a cofounder?
What's the ideal number of cofounders?
Given what you wrote about crypto & web3, what's your stance on Bitcoin?
• How to make sure your startup has memory? ie. when you went through a crisis, how to make sure you don’t run into the same one a few months after given high speed (so usually few processes) and turnover of employees.
• How to prepare for year-end reviews?
• How to create a clear marketing strategy and roadmap when you have multiple products, multiple markets, multiple segments and where product roadmap is defined by the Product team (so you’re always running after the Product team and have no say on Product roadmap)?
• How to find the right balance between decentralization and centralization? For instance, say you’re a SaaS company present in 10 markets. Part of the marketing team could report to Country Managers while others could report to CMO (eg. in SEO for instance).
Anyway, I always appreciate reading your thoughts, thanks Nicolas!