I found this thought provoking, well worth the hour watching it.
Missionaries Vs Mercenaries !
An excellent video by John Doerr on ideas about various type of entrepreneurs, mercenaries & missionaries, future investment areas, green tech and the best of all a set of ‘unsolicited’ advices for the fresh graduates.
The ‘unsolicited’ advices: People will be judged on >>
- Listen actively, think critically
- Communicate: speaking on your feet, debating the merits of issues, whether large or small groups
- Ideas are easy, execution and everything a team to build.
- Confront a problem without confronting the person.
- Extra point for Humour!
- Mentor-ship and Networking.
- Take Risks.
- Integrity is a binary state, have or not.
The values at KPCB:
- Family
- Partners (Friends)
- Portfolio
- New Ventures
- Public / give back
