Scott Painter
Santa Monica, California, United States
15K followers
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15K followers
500+ connections
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I love cars, direct-to-consumer businesses and technology – and my passion lies where…
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Scott Painter shared thisIf you’re a young entrepreneur, landing a meeting with an experienced mentor can be a fast track to the kind of hard-to-gain knowledge that will truly make a difference in your company-building. But you’ve got to play it right. That means asking the right questions, doing way more listening than talking, and avoiding the dreaded office meeting like the plague itself. In my latest article, I write about why buying lunch for an industry expert is one of the best moves a new founder can make.
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Scott Painter shared thisI’m sure there’s a lot that goes into walking a tightrope: balance, training, strength, technique, and a bunch of other stuff I’m not even considering. But, to me, it starts and ends with only one thing: never considering the possibility that you won’t get to the other side. Same goes for founding a startup. I had fun writing about it in my latest article.
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Scott Painter shared thisThese days, you’re more likely to see the founder of a hypergrowth startup as the subject of a scripted docuseries than you are to see one operating in the tech wilds. But that doesn’t mean the concept is dead – far from it. In my latest blog post, I write about the future of hypergrowth and how it remains a compelling – if temporarily sidelined – strategy for investors and entrepreneurs alike.
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Scott Painter shared thisWhile seemingly every startup and founder is clamoring to be labeled a disruptor, actually becoming one is an incredibly rare achievement – and shouldn't even be the point. In my latest blog post, I outline what I consider to be the key criteria in achieving disruptor status and why the term is chronically overblown and overvalued.Building a Truly Disruptive Company Requires These 5 Elusive ThingsBuilding a Truly Disruptive Company Requires These 5 Elusive Things
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Scott Painter shared thisIf you’re running a young startup, securing your first big funding round should be exhilarating – for a day. In my latest blog post, I write about the bolt of reality that will hit you the next morning and what you need to do before the hangover has even worn off.Here's What To Do After Your Company's First FundingHere's What To Do After Your Company's First Funding
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Scott Painter shared thisIf your fundraising pitch hits home with investors, you’ll likely advance to an immediate bonus round: a (hopefully spirited) Q&A around the details of your business that weren’t covered in your deck. You can master this sometimes intimidating dynamic and answer about 90% of the room’s questions by outlining three key narratives every potential check-writer will want to know. #fundraising #startups #entrepreneurshipDon't Go Into a Room of Investors Without Mastering These 3 StoriesDon't Go Into a Room of Investors Without Mastering These 3 Stories
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Scott Painter shared thisWhen it comes to investor decks, bigger is definitely not better. And yet deck bloat and its other various accompanying ills continue to hobble far too many funding pitches. For what it’s worth, here’s my time-tested recipe for the perfect pitch deck – complete with an always welcome Family Circus reference… #funding #startups #entrepreneurshipThis Is Exactly How Many Slides You Should Have in Your Investor DeckThis Is Exactly How Many Slides You Should Have in Your Investor Deck
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Scott Painter shared thisYou have two roads to success as the founder of an early-stage company. One, become utterly amazing at an almost inhumanly large set of competing disciplines. Or, two, attract people with next-level talent that let you focus on the handful of things you do really well. A few thoughts on why entrepreneurs should make sure they’re on the second path from the very start of their company. #entrepreneurs #people #talentHow Building Your Team is Like Packing for a Business TripHow Building Your Team is Like Packing for a Business Trip
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Scott Painter shared thisA few years back, I wrote a monthly series of articles on entrepreneurship as a contributor at Inc.com. While market conditions have changed since then, many of the challenges facing entrepreneurs remain the same. Starting today, I’ll be using this space to share my thoughts on topics relevant to company-building, mobility, and life as a founder at Autonomy. First up: Why fundraising needs to be an always-on discipline for any tech leader. #entrepreneurship #tech #fundraisingAchieving Profitablility Means Getting Very Good at This 1 ThingAchieving Profitablility Means Getting Very Good at This 1 Thing
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Fwiw - I totally agree with you. Disruption for disruptings sake isn’t healthy or rewarding. Disruption IS about change and it should be defined as a Radically better way of doing a thing.
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Super cool. 👍
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Scott Painter liked thisThanks Scott, I digested every bit of your article! I won't repost this because I don't want the 4 of them to read this - (lol)! Excellent insight of how a simple lunch time can pay a big dividend! Thanks!
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