Life Lessons from a Dartmouth Entrepeneur
A few days ago, a Dartmouth serial entrepeneur took the time to speak with me, a pathetic, lowly undergraduate. I'm not sure if he meant to have his comments published, so all I will say is that he is the CEO of a portfolio company of one of the VC firms that funded Google: (in paraphrase)
Q: When should I start a start-up?
A: Consider the drag co-efficient of a race car. For each of the following, add one point: a spouse, each kid, a mortgage, every 5 years out of college, etc. The right time to start a start up is when you have a co-efficient of 1-2, i.e. you have some life experience. After you get a co-efficient of 4 or more, it becomes increasingly unlikely that you will do anything risky.
Q: When should I start a start-up?
A: Consider the drag co-efficient of a race car. For each of the following, add one point: a spouse, each kid, a mortgage, every 5 years out of college, etc. The right time to start a start up is when you have a co-efficient of 1-2, i.e. you have some life experience. After you get a co-efficient of 4 or more, it becomes increasingly unlikely that you will do anything risky.
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