Spearhead Naval Podcast Episodes Listen, download, subscribe Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Startups Are a Race to Get to Scale 4/15/2020 • 1 min Transcript: http://spearhead.co/race Rapidly Growing Valuations Shouldn’t Scare You Off Reading Social Proof Is an Art Form Social Proof Is a Valid Signal Ask About the Metrics They’re Not Showing You It’s Easy to Exaggerate Early Traction Everything Is a Proxy for Traction Early Winners Don’t Always Make It to the Finish Line Invest in the First Credible Mover Monopolies Fall When Platforms Shift A Lot of Great Tech Businesses Are Natural Monopolies Great Companies Expand Their Markets Invest in $0 Billion Companies Invest in Pure Tech Companies Raising Money Without Any Product Is a Red Flag Product Is the Resume of the Team Expanding Fast vs. Dialing in the Model View more episodes Spearhead RSS Feed Share: Twitter • Facebook Copy link