This is what separates really good entrepreneurs from the rest of the pack is they have that vision.

They have that crystal ball that they can see and more importantly,

they have the ability to articulate it and convince not only co-founders and employees to join,

but also investors and customers to see that vision with them.

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This week I'm talking with Venture Capitalist, CodeCubid of Mistral Venture Partners.

Code's path to becoming a VC wasn't a straight line. He was kicked out of university, not once,

but twice. Since he's investing at the seed stage before a product market fit has been

established, working to explore effective questions for evaluating founders,

the decision-making process, common mistakes that companies make as they scale,

and information curation. It's time to listen and learn.

The Knowledge Project is sponsored by Metal Lab.

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