Disqus - Latest Comments for David Shieldhouse

Re: VC pitches should tell a story

David Shieldhouse — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:00:20 -0000

Nic, couple of years ago I was pitching to VCs and yes I did wonder how many presentations they'd seen that were 90% the same. Someone pointed me to Guy Kawasaki's downloads here http://www.guykawasaki.com/downloads/index.shtml recently and the advice seemes pretty logical - he has seen a lot of pitches and it must in one sense be easier to review them all in the same format. But once in a while it must be refreshing to see a solid venture presented in a completely new way. There's no right or wrong on that one - the individual creativity that emerges at the time will also be quite instructive as to how flexible the founders are in their approach.

Re: Awesome presentation from Tara Hunt on building social capital

David Shieldhouse — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:22:37 -0000

This is so good - love "Stop moving and look around you until you see everything clearly"

Re: Fear of failure spreading to Silicon Valley?

David Shieldhouse — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 06:09:16 -0000

Failing when others succeed is tough and demands respect. Easier to fail when everyone around you is doing the same thing ... you don't stand out as much!