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Patrick Curry
@patrickmcurry
I’ve been working with a bunch of friends on their new projects and startups lately. Here’s a dump of quotes that could make for good blog posts / think-pieces...
5/11/2019, 9:15:45 AM
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“There’s day zero, day one, and day thirty. When you commit makes a big difference.”
5/11/2019, 9:21:59 AM
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“It’s all just pattern matching and storytelling.”
5/11/2019, 9:21:59 AM
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“There are two good times to raise money, when you have absolutely nothing, and when you have something.“
5/11/2019, 9:22:01 AM
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“It’s important to be aligned on philosophy first. If it ever comes down to ‘who has the most shares’, something has gone very wrong.”
5/11/2019, 9:22:01 AM
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“No one wants to be a part of nothing, they all want to be a part of something. So go from nothing to something as fast as possible.”
5/11/2019, 9:22:02 AM
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“I hate everything about this... but it’s close to being great.”
5/11/2019, 9:22:02 AM
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“Do you really know them? Do you really trust them? Starting a business together is like getting married... their problems become your problems.”
5/11/2019, 9:22:03 AM
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“Everyone I’ve pitched this to instantly gets it and wants in. I think we have to do this.”
5/11/2019, 9:22:03 AM
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linkPatrick Curry
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“This entire model is a hypothesis. The only way to know the price is to go out and sell it.”
5/11/2019, 9:22:03 AM
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“Year five has to show that this can become a hundred million dollar business. Otherwise it’s boring.”
5/11/2019, 9:22:04 AM
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linkPatrick Curry
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“If you’re going to swing for the fences, tell a big stupid story. Get me excited. Make me want to believe.”
5/11/2019, 9:22:04 AM
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“Have at least two people selling in parallel. That way you know if one is full of shit. But if both are full of shit, you’re screwed.”
5/11/2019, 9:22:04 AM
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linkPatrick Curry
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“There are too many people in the room. When it’s time to actually form the business, you only want two or three people around the table, not twelve.”
5/11/2019, 9:22:04 AM
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linkPatrick Curry
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“Set those expectations early. Don’t let their imagination run wild with some ‘even four-way split’ bullshit.”
5/11/2019, 9:22:05 AM
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“You’re the boss until we find someone better.”
5/11/2019, 9:22:05 AM
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linkPatrick Curry
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“Is this our moment? Are we starting a new business together?”
5/11/2019, 9:22:05 AM
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linkPatrick Curry
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“I cut revenue projections in half and doubled expenses. This is nearly something I can live with.”
5/11/2019, 9:22:06 AM
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linkPatrick Curry
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“Even if we do find cost savings down the road, they’ll be eaten up by big expenses we haven’t dreamed up yet.”
5/11/2019, 9:22:06 AM
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linkPatrick Curry
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“I feel like the last two years of random flailing might actually get us where we want to go.”
5/11/2019, 9:22:06 AM
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linkPatrick Curry
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“There are eight-million-too-many words on this slide. No one reads anything anyway.”
5/11/2019, 9:22:07 AM
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linkPatrick Curry
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“I think your way forward is relatively straightforward and kinda un-sexy.”
5/11/2019, 9:22:07 AM
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linkPatrick Curry
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“For four years they’ve been in ‘we’re geniuses, everything we invent is gold’ mode. Now they have to listen to their customers and learn how to be wrong all the time.”
5/11/2019, 9:22:07 AM
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“Does anyone know what XR is? Are we destined to rename this industry every two years like they did with ‘multimedia’? If so, kill me now.”
5/11/2019, 9:22:08 AM
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linkPatrick Curry
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“I would just use a hammock. I mean... right?!”
5/11/2019, 9:22:08 AM
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