Any advices on how to tackle if partners do not have broad operational exp?

by a searcher from INSEAD

3 years ago

We are both getting internships at operational roles while we start the initial capital raising. Came from strong equity research, financial services and sales background. What would investors ask to us?

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searcher from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Overall I would say that pure operational experience is a bit overrated. If you know how to work with teams and can be a consistent leader, a lot of the operational stuff will figure itself out. Especially if you are humble enough to take outside advice (consultants or board members). Having sales talent on board is a great asset as it is the basis of any business.

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investor from Aalto University - School of Business

Would recommend getting as much functional process knowledge in your internships to develop your own ops heuristics + develop a network of operational experts you can leverage when needs arise..

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