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140 / <a href="https://www.radugeorgescu.com/2018/12/20/the-other-side-of-entrepreneurship-or-why-the-investors-want-due-diligence/#comments">1 comment</a> </p> 141 142<small class="p-time"> 143<strong class="day">20</strong> 144<strong class="month">Dec</strong> 145<strong class="year">2018</strong> 146</small> 147 148 149</div> 150 151 152<div class="p-con"> 153<div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='The other side of entrepreneurship or Why the investors want Due Diligence' data-link='https://www.radugeorgescu.com/2018/12/20/the-other-side-of-entrepreneurship-or-why-the-investors-want-due-diligence/' data-app-id-name='index_above_content'></div><blockquote> 154<ul> 155<li>In a world where everybody reads, appreciates, worships the likes of Steve Jobs.</li> 156<li>In a world where everybody claims “fake it until you make it”, where everybody is pushing the limits of ethics selling what they don’t have, hoping that they will be able to deliver before the hell brakes loose.</li> 157<li>In a world where the Silicon Valley model is the role model for everybody, with its <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_of_missing_out">FOMO</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attention_deficit_hyperactivity_disorder">ADHD</a>, “need to make 10 millions before I am 22”.</li> 158<li>In a world where all the above actually seems to work and they show us Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon… you name it.</li> 159</ul> 160</blockquote> 161<p>Here comes the other side: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theranos">Theranos</a>.</p> 162<p>I know it is old news now, but I have just read the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bad-Blood-Secrets-Silicon-Startup-ebook/dp/B078VW3VM7/ref=sr_1_3?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1545296730&sr=1-3&keywords=bad+blood">Bad Blood</a> book and I believe it is one of the great reads of these days, to balance the overly positive Steve Jobs example.</p> 163<blockquote> 164<ul> 165<li>This is why you need to also deliver, not only convince people with brilliant PowerPoints.</li> 166<li>This is why the worst nightmare of investors is to be lied by charismatic founders.</li> 167<li>This is why you are being Due Diligenced to your desperation. Why there is no rock left un-turned in your shop before an investment.</li> 168<li>This is why solid Boards are being required for the company. To advise, but to also to raise red flags when needed.</li> 169</ul> 170</blockquote> 171<p>Please appreciate a good VC not only for the business help, but also for the thoroughness in pushing you to become a solid company. It will not only help the investors, but will also keep you out of jail.</p> 172<p>I know the concept of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noble_cause_corruption">Noble Cause Corruption</a>, where you believe you lie “a little” while the bigger goal is more important. But NO. Never ever do this.</p> 173<div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='The other side of entrepreneurship or Why the investors want Due Diligence' data-link='https://www.radugeorgescu.com/2018/12/20/the-other-side-of-entrepreneurship-or-why-the-investors-want-due-diligence/' data-app-id-name='index_below_content'></div><div class="clear"></div> 174</div> 175 176 177<div class="p-det"> 178 <ul> 179 <li class="p-det-com"><a href="https://www.radugeorgescu.com/2018/12/20/the-other-side-of-entrepreneurship-or-why-the-investors-want-due-diligence/#comments">1 comment</a></li> 180 <li class="p-det-tag"><b>Tags:</b> <a href="https://www.radugeorgescu.com/tag/elisabeth-holmes/" rel="tag">Elisabeth Holmes</a>, <a href="https://www.radugeorgescu.com/tag/noble-cause-corruption/" rel="tag">Noble Cause Corruption</a>, <a href="https://www.radugeorgescu.com/tag/theranos/" rel="tag">Theranos</a></li> </ul> 181</div> 182 183</div> 184<!--End Post--> 185 186 187 188 189<!--Start Post--> 190<div class="post-2751 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-entrepreneurship tag-investment tag-vc" style="margin-bottom: 40px;"> 191 192<div class="p-head"> 193<h2><a href="https://www.radugeorgescu.com/2018/12/11/investors-invest-in-movies-not-pictures/" rel="bookmark" title="Link permanent catre Investors invest in movies, not pictures">Investors invest in movies, not pictures</a></h2> 194<p class="p-cat">In: <a href="https://www.radugeorgescu.com/cat/entrepreneurship/" rel="category tag">Entrepreneurship</a> / <a href="https://www.radugeorgescu.com/2018/12/11/investors-invest-in-movies-not-pictures/#comments">1 comment</a> </p> 195 196<small class="p-time"> 197<strong class="day">11</strong> 198<strong class="month">Dec</strong> 199<strong class="year">2018</strong> 200</small> 201 202 203</div> 204 205 206<div class="p-con"> 207<div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Investors invest in movies, not pictures' data-link='https://www.radugeorgescu.com/2018/12/11/investors-invest-in-movies-not-pictures/' data-app-id-name='index_above_content'></div><p>Investors are not emotional buyers. They don’t window-shop so they can take their credit card out of the pocket and just acquire something. “Now, quick, or else….”. They need to see the company becoming, evolving, getting into troubles and s
207olving some of them – before even considering an investment. Sometimes they do this openly, sometimes they just slow down the investment process so they can see the dynamics in the company.</p> 208<p> <a href="https://www.radugeorgescu.com/2018/12/11/investors-invest-in-movies-not-pictures/#more-2751" class="more-link">Read more »</a></p> 209<div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Investors invest in movies, not pictures' data-link='https://www.radugeorgescu.com/2018/12/11/investors-invest-in-movies-not-pictures/' data-app-id-name='index_below_content'></div><div class="clear"></div> 210</div> 211 212 213<div class="p-det"> 214 <ul> 215 <li class="p-det-com"><a href="https://www.radugeorgescu.com/2018/12/11/investors-invest-in-movies-not-pictures/#comments">1 comment</a></li> 216 <li class="p-det-tag"><b>Tags:</b> <a href="https://www.radugeorgescu.com/tag/investment/" rel="tag">Investment</a>, <a href="https://www.radugeorgescu.com/tag/vc/" rel="tag">VC</a></li> </ul> 217</div> 218 219</div> 220<!--End Post--> 221 222 223 224 225<!--Start Post--> 226<div class="post-2745 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-companies category-entrepreneurship tag-financing tag-startups tag-vc" style="margin-bottom: 40px;"> 227 228<div class="p-head"> 229<h2><a href="https://www.radugeorgescu.com/2018/12/03/why-do-companies-go-bust/" rel="bookmark" title="Link permanent catre Why do companies go bust">Why do companies go bust</a></h2> 230<p class="p-cat">In: <a href="https://www.radugeorgescu.com/cat/companies/" rel="category tag">Companies</a>, <a href="https://www.radugeorgescu.com/cat/entrepreneurship/" rel="category tag">Entrepreneurship</a> / <a href="https://www.radugeorgescu.com/2018/12/03/why-do-companies-go-bust/#respond">No comments yet</a> </p> 231 232<small class="p-time"> 233<strong class="day">3</strong> 234<strong class="month">Dec</strong> 235<strong class="year">2018</strong> 236</small> 237 238 239</div> 240 241 242<div class="p-con"> 243<div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Why do companies go bust' data-link='https://www.radugeorgescu.com/2018/12/03/why-do-companies-go-bust/' data-app-id-name='index_above_content'></div><p>Startups die because of a bad product, they say. Because of bad management, they say. Reality is that the ultimate reason, the only reason companies die for is that <strong>they don’t have money to pay the bills.</strong></p> 244<p> <a href="https://www.radugeorgescu.com/2018/12/03/why-do-companies-go-bust/#more-2745" class="more-link">Read more »</a></p> 245<div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Why do companies go bust' data-link='https://www.radugeorgescu.com/2018/12/03/why-do-companies-go-bust/' data-app-id-name='index_below_content'></div><div class="clear"></div> 246</div> 247 248 249<div class="p-det"> 250 <ul> 251 <li class="p-det-com"><a href="https://www.radugeorgescu.com/2018/12/03/why-do-companies-go-bust/#respond">No comments yet</a></li> 252 <li class="p-det-tag"><b>Tags:</b> <a href="https://www.radugeorgescu.com/tag/financing/" rel="tag">financing</a>, <a href="https://www.radugeorgescu.com/tag/startups/" rel="tag">Startups</a>, <a href="https://www.radugeorgescu.com/tag/vc/" rel="tag">VC</a></li> </ul> 253</div> 254 255</div> 256<!--End Post--> 257 258 259 260 261<!--Start Post--> 262<div class="post-2713 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-guests tag-college tag-silicon-valley tag-stanford tag-undergrad" style="margin-bottom: 40px;"> 263 264<div class="p-head"> 265<h2><a href="https://www.radugeorgescu.com/2018/03/18/stanford-undergrad/" rel="bookmark" title="Link permanent catre Stanford Undergrad">Stanford Undergrad</a></h2> 266<p class="p-cat">In: <a href="https://www.radugeorgescu.com/cat/guests/" rel="category tag">Guests</a> / <a href="https://www.radugeorgescu.com/2018/03/18/stanford-undergrad/#respond">No comments yet</a> / Scris de: <a href="https://www.radugeorgescu.com/author/andreeag/" title="Posts by Andreea" rel="author">Andreea</a></p> 267 268<small class="p-time"> 269<strong class="day">18</strong> 270<strong class="month">Mar</strong> 271<strong class="year">2018</strong> 272</small> 273 274 275</div> 276 277 278<div class="p-con"> 279<div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Stanford Undergrad' data-link='https://www.radugeorgescu.com/2018/03/18/stanford-undergrad/' data-summary='After finishing high school in my hometown of Bucharest, Romania, I received a BS in mathematics from Stanford. I am frequently asked what Stanford is like, and usually only provide unsatisfying answers, along the lines of itâs different, or itâs its own world. The reason for my evasiveness? I am usually disinclined to offer the 10-minute monologue that I feel would do justice to the question.' data-app-id-name='index_above_content'></div><p>After finishing high school in my hometown of Bucharest, Romania, I received a BS in mathematics from Stanford in 2017. I am frequently asked <em>what Stanford is like</em>, and usually only provide unsatisfying answers, along the lines of <em>itâs different</em>, or <em>itâs its own world</em>. The reason for my evasiveness? I am usually disinclined to offer the 10-minute monologue that I feel would do justice to the question.</p> 280<p>Since I do believe the best way to understand an institution is through its membersâ stories, I decided to write this essay instead. I will say something from the start: this essay is not a research paper, nor University advertising. Its goal is not to offer a complete and accurate description of the Stanford undergraduate experience, nor is it to convince you of the programâs excellence. Rather, it is a collection of my observations and experiences, which by their nature, are biased and limited. So please, if you do go on reading, interpret it as such: <strong>a slightly more deliberate fireside reminiscence about my college days</strong>.</p> 281<p> <a href="https://www.radugeorgescu.com/2018/03/18/stanford-undergrad/#more-2713" class="more-link">Read more »</a></p> 282<div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Stanford Undergrad' data-link='https://www.radugeorgescu.com/2018/03/18/stanford-undergrad/' data-summary='After finishing high school in my hometown of Bucharest, Romania, I received a BS in mathematics from Stanford. I am frequently asked what Stanford is like, and usually only provide unsatisfying answers, along the lines of itâs different, or itâs its own world. The reason for my evasiveness? I am usually disinclined to offer the 10-minute monologue that I feel would do justice to the question.' data-app-id-name='index_below_content'></div><div class="clear"></div> 283</div> 284 285 286<div class="p-det"> 287 <ul> 288 <li class="p-det-com"><a href="https://www.radugeorgescu.com/2018/03/18/stanford-undergrad/#respond">No comments yet</a></li> 289 <li class="p-det-tag"><b>Tags:</b> <a href="https://www.radugeorgescu.com/tag/college/" rel="tag">College</a>, <a href="https://www.radugeorgescu.com/tag/silicon-valley/" rel="tag">Silicon Valley</a>, <a href="https://www.radugeorgescu.com/tag/stanford/" rel="tag">Stanford</a>, <a href="https://www.radugeorgescu.com/tag/undergrad/" rel="tag">Undergrad</a></li> </ul> 290</div> 291 292</div> 293<!--End Post--> 294 295 296 297 298<!--Start Post--> 299<div class="post-2587 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-personal tag-accounts tag-id tag-passwords" style="margin-bottom: 40px;"> 300 301<div class="p-head"> 302<h2><a href="https://www.radugeorgescu.com/2016/01/12/internet-accounts/" rel="bookmark" title="Link permanent catre Internet Accounts">Internet Accounts</a></h2> 303<p class="p-cat">In: <a href="https://www.radugeorgescu.com/cat/personal/" rel="category tag">Personal</a> / <a href="https://www.radugeorgescu.com/2016/01/12/internet-accounts/#comments">6 comments</a> </p> 304 305<small class="p-time"> 306<strong class="day">12</strong> 307<strong class="month">Jan</strong> 308<strong class="year">2016</strong> 309</small> 310 311 312</div> 313 314 315<div class="p-con"> 316<div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Internet Accounts' data-link='https://www.radugeorgescu.com/2016/01/12/internet-accounts/' data-app-id-name='index_above_content'></div><div class="text-en"> 317<p>Our existence is increasingly more and more virtual and complicated. We have many email addresses, accounts, passwords and everything gets mixed up in our heads. We canât manage to remember them, to understand which ones we need and which ones we donât need or to realize what to do with them. In this mishmash, we get to make decisions based on emotions and in the heat of the moment: we create an account only when we have to do it and we no longer remember why we did it. I think that an objective understanding of the infrastru
317cture â seen from the âaboveâ â that sustains our virtual existence may help; will try to present my view on the matter.<br /> 318 <a href="https://www.radugeorgescu.com/2016/01/12/internet-accounts/#more-2587" class="more-link">Read more »</a></div> 319<div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Internet Accounts' data-link='https://www.radugeorgescu.com/2016/01/12/internet-accounts/' data-app-id-name='index_below_content'></div><div class="clear"></div> 320</div> 321 322 323<div class="p-det"> 324 <ul> 325 <li class="p-det-com"><a href="https://www.radugeorgescu.com/2016/01/12/internet-accounts/#comments">6 comments</a></li> 326 <li class="p-det-tag"><b>Tags:</b> <a href="https://www.radugeorgescu.com/tag/accounts/" rel="tag">Accounts</a>, <a href="https://www.radugeorgescu.com/tag/id/" rel="tag">ID</a>, <a href="https://www.radugeorgescu.com/tag/passwords/" rel="tag">Passwords</a></li> </ul> 327</div> 328 329</div> 330<!--End Post--> 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