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May 2, 2024 55 mins

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

Maria + GGUTT:

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YouTube: http://go.ggutt.com/videosWebsite: mariamatloub.com

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

For enquiries, email maria [at] ggutt [dot] com with subject line: gguttalks ask



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