Key Themes

#strategy #entrepreneur

  • Understand the notion of 'entropic drift'

  • Three critical vulnerabilities that startups face

  • Management insights of a Unicorn CEO

8 Videos - 18 Minutes

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    Entropy and Chaos: Why Startups Fail

    • Lesson 1 - Entropy and Chaos

    • Lesson 2 - Avoiding Entropic Drift

    • Lesson 3 - Three Critical Vulnerabilities

    • Lesson 4 - Role-Employee Fit

    • Lesson 5 - Culture and Rituals

    • Lesson 6 - Product Focus

    • Lesson 7 - Creation vs Destruction

    • Lesson 8 - Summary

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Meet Your Instructor

Pete Flint

Pete Flint is a British internet entrepreneur and investor based in San Francisco. He is the founder and former chairman and CEO of Trulia. Formerly, he was part of the founding team at lastminute.com. He is currently a managing partner at NFX, the early stage venture capital fund focused on network effect businesses.

Reviews

5 star rating

Great introduction to the concept

Shonali Banerjee

Really interesting to hear about entropic drift and the steps startups can take to mitigate the risks associated with it.

Really interesting to hear about entropic drift and the steps startups can take to mitigate the risks associated with it.

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5 star rating

Very creative approach!

Marina Simonian

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