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Look at everything with curiosity. Look at everything with an open mind. Don't take shortcuts. I think that is so important when you are building something because it's important to have that north star. Sometimes that can change but how you get there...
Look at everything with curiosity. Look at everything with an open mind. Don't take shortcuts. I think that is so important when you are building something because it's important to have that north star. Sometimes that can change but how you get there is always gonna change. — Dave Nemetz
This week Sachit (@sachitgupta) chats with Entrepreneur, Startup Advisor, and Angel Investor – Dave Nemetz (@davenemetz). Dave is the founder of Bleacher Report and Inverse (both acquired). In this conversation, they discuss Web 3 and its impact on media companies, building a small team as a creator, his journey of building and selling companies, and lessons from entrepreneurship.
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Show Notes:
01:03 - Building a media company in Web3 and how it will be different
14:23 - Web 3 and investing world
17:58 - Projects that Dave is excited about and invested in
23:13 - What inspired him to be a creator
25:01 - The insecurities that stopped him from becoming a creator earlier
27:43 - Difference being a creator vs running a big company
29:36 - Examples of creators with small teams and overview of their operations
31:11 - The steps of building a great team
33:55 - Patterns in Founders - Creators - Investors
38:56 - Start of Bleacher Report during a trip across Europe
44:30 - The pivotal decisions that made Bleacher Report successful
51:16 - How he spent his time between Bleacher and Inverse
54:22 - Tools that helped during his wandering phase
57:37 - Difference in environment and approaches during building: Bleacher Vs Inverse
67:04 - Philosophies and guiding principle of Dave's to navigate entrepreneurship
71:35 - How to be focused even after being successful
73:00 - Final thoughts