Top Ten Mistakes of Entrepreneurs

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Watch the video: http://youtu.be/HHjgK6p4nrw Slides from a presentation made to the Haas School of Business of UC Berkeley.

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Top Ten Mistakes of Entrepreneurs

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1. Multiplying big numbers by 1 percent

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2. Scaling too soon

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3. Partnering

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4. Pitching instead of prototyping

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5. Using too many slides and too small a font

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6. Doing things serially

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7. Believing 51% = control

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8. Believing patents = defensibility

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9. Hiring in your own image

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10. Befriending your VCs

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11. Thinking VCs can add value