“It’s a cardinal rule - you never want someone to buy your product, you want someone to own your product.
And why (!) would they want to own your product?”
- Jillian Manus
Main talking points:
- Concept of pausing and why it’s something that propels you forward
- How Jillian structures businesses right now: pause, pivot, propel
- Jillian’s thoughts on mental health and practices that will benefit founders
About Jillian:
Jillian Manus wrote the third investment check that Uber raised and has now backed a total of about 71 companies.
She is an experienced banking and media executive, a technology investor and entrepreneur. She is Managing Partner of an early stage Silicon Valley venture fund, Structure Capital.
Structure Capital has invested more than $100 million over the years, focusing on very early stage investing.
She has a podcast and it’s called The Pitch, produced by Gimlet Media, that is sort of the antithesis of Shark Tank.
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September 8, 2022
28:33 minutes
