![]() You might just be asking them for a favor in the near future. Be nice and continue to give and expect nothing in return because you have no idea where that person will end up in life. Being kind and selfless should be a life choice that you make. When it came time for him to raise money and get feedback on what he was doing, I didn’t hesitate to help with intros. I know of a mentor and entrepreneur that helped me selflessly and didn’t ask for anything in return. If you come to me bearing a gift that helps me free up some of my time, I will be forever grateful and absolutely willing to help in the future. I have many appointments every week with entrepreneurs, mentors, advisors or our portfolio companies. ![]() I always remember the people that come to me with an offering that helps me in any way, and I remember and have an urge to help you when you come to me in the future asking for a favor.Īs a venture capitalist, I am always slammed. You can do simple things like being on time for a meeting and interact with professionalism or add value in some way. When interacting with someone in the venture community or with colleagues, treat them the way you want to be treated. Just because someone is sweeping floors does not mean they do not have value, nor should they be treated any different than the CEO. A man (Jack Black) whose brain becomes magnetized unintentionally destroys every tape in his friend's (Mos Def) video store. Look at how they treat the people that are beneath them. Were throwing it back to the blockbuster movie night era this winter at Camp North End Join us on Friday nights in February & March. Black stars as a loveable loser stuck in a life thats too small for his big dreams. Some of the best advice that I've heard is when evaluating someone, don't look at how someone treats their superiors. Jack Black and Mos Def star in Be Kind Rewind, a unique comedy from Academy Award-winning writer/director Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind). You have shown me, in that tiny interaction, the person you really are. If you are demanding or a pain to work with, I am not binding myself to you for the next 5-10 years.Įven if I am not investing in you, there is little chance that I'll want to do business with you in the future. At the early stage, when we invest in you, we are going to be stuck together for many years to come. This means that if you treated someone poorly in the past, you are burning a bridge that you otherwise might need.įrom an investment standpoint, we will not invest in you if we do not like you. You also do not know if you will need one of your new or distant connections a month, a year or five years from now. ![]() You have no idea if any of us will end up successful or otherwise.
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