#88 Entrepreneurship to Get Out of Debt, The Power of Luck, Startup Investing with Nicole Glaros

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Nicole Glaros is an entrepreneur, operator, executive, venture capitalist and investor. She wears multiple hats as a board director, teacher, and speaker. We explore topics related to entrepreneurship and investing, backed by her years of experience as a founder, investor at Techstars and founder again! And we also spoke about… hair!

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nglaros/

Website: https://nearlynicole.com/

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Medium: https://medium.com/@nglaros

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Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

03:17 Gray hair is Covid hair

09:17 How debt fostered her entrepreneurial mindset

16:47 It’s okay to not be good at everything

18:30 Luck vs. Skill

23:34 Is VC like gambling?

25:25 Leaving Techstars

27:00 What type of investor is Nicole?

31:21 The two biggest mistakes founders make

32:35 Hardware startups

35:05 Founders joining accelerators

40:56 How to approach an investor?

47:07 Are we in an AI bubble?

50:15 Nicole’s relationship with her GGUTT

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