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Startup anti-pattern #1: elephant hunting

May 9, 2023·~12 minutes·7 chapters

Chapters

7 total

First, two stories that highlight two different sides of elephant hunting.

3:28

What it is?

1:24

Why it matters?

2:47

Diagnosis

0:58

Misdiagnosis

1:02

Refactored solutions

1:15

When it could help?

1:37

Description

Why betting a small startup on one enormous deal can consume the company and leave it with nothing when the deal falls through.

We are not affiliated with Itamar Novick, Simeon Simeonov, or Recursive Ventures. We just like the series and wanted to make it easier to listen to, so this unofficial audio version is available to everyone for free.

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Duration

~12 minutes (12K characters)

Release date

May 9, 2023