#88 Entrepreneurship to Get Out of Debt, The Power of Luck, Startup Investing with Nicole Glaros gguttalks | creativity for business growth

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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Where to find Nicole:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nglaros/
Website: https://nearlynicole.com/
X: https://twitter.com/nglaros
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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