Substitute the easy question for the hard one
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A problem solving tactic.
CHRIS JOHANSON, “Unknow Know With What Is” Acrylic and house paint on the artist’s great grandmother’s table cloth I’ve been thinking about “how to evaluate an early stage technology company.” As a potential employee or as an investor, it’s very hard to know if the bet that you’re going to take is worth it. On rare occasions, you might be an incredible expert on the founders, the technology, the market, and the potential future forces driving the market. But more often than not, you’re taking a bet with some amount of ambiguity and time constraint. One tactic for answering very complicated…
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