394. Scaling to Exit Without Venture Capital, Why VCs Might be Incentivizing the Wrong Type of Company Building, and How GenAI Will Shape the Future of Media Businesses
Jul 31, 2023•52 min•Ep. 394
Episode description
David Tao of BarBend joins Nate to discuss Scaling to Exit Without Venture Capital, Why VCs Might be Incentivizing the Wrong Type of Company Building, and How GenAI Will Shape the Future of Media Businesses. In this episode, we cover:
- The Importance of Diversifying Your Revenue Streams.
- Hiring and Raising Capital for Founders.
- The Right Time to Sell the Company.
- Niche is Almost Always Bigger Than We Think.
- Timeline for Monetizing Content.
- Is Generative AI Overhyped or Underhyped.
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