Summary: Entrepreneur, investor, author and Berkeley professor Naeem Zafar joined us for a talk on entrepreneurship. Naeem has definitely been engulfed in the startup world for a long time, living in the Valley for over two decades and having worked with startups in many contexts, currently even teaching entrepreneurship. We discussed what’s currently cooking in Silicon Valley, things to watch out for, all the way to how education will change to keep up with the rapid development of the 21st century. We also talked about some of the biggest learning from over twenty years engulfed in the startup context. More on Naaem on his website. Listen to the episode here. Here are some quotes from the episode: [Talking to his mentor] He said “Ok you’re all excited. Where is your team?” I said “Team? What team? I don’t need a team.” Then he started laughing. He said: “Go and come back to me when you’ve assembled a team. People who are willing to follow you wherever you may go.” Because people only hear information, which they know where to put. If they can’t figure this out, they put it nowhere.. Having the right life partner plays a bigger role than people admit or talk about. The VC model, kind of broke.
