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November 27, 2023 27 mins
This week on The Parlor Room, Harvard Business School Senior Lecturer Jeff Bussgang, a former entrepreneur turned venture capitalist, joins host Chris Linnane to discuss the rise of generative AI, why experimentation is vital to finding product-market fit, and how to raise venture capital successfully. He also goes over how to come up with good business ideas and critiques some of Chris's in real time. GUEST Jeff Bussgang, Senior Lecturer of Business Administration RESOURCES Professor Bussgang's HBS Online course, Launching Tech Ventures (https://hbs.me/mtmshtbv) Professor Bussgang's books: Entering StartUpLand: An Essential Guide to Finding the Right Job (https://hbs.me/yckuc6ec) Mastering the VC Game: A Venture Capital Insider Reveals How to Get from Start-up to IPO on Your Terms (https://hbs.me/3w35mxdk) Related HBS Online blog posts: How to Effectively Pitch a Business Idea (https://hbs.me/39vpenn4) How to Find Product-Market Fit in the Tech Industry (https://hbs.me/64sjjkpu) 5 Skills Needed to Launch a Successful Tech Business (https://hbs.me/2p8jpmam) How to Develop a Go-to-Market Strategy for Your Tech Venture (https://hbs.me/2p8dk3tc) 5 Strategies for Securing Tech Startup Funding (https://hbs.me/2p9d32d7)  Watch this episode on YouTube: https://hbs.me/37s3c2sn
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