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

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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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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