#88 Entrepreneurship to Get Out of Debt, The Power of Luck, Startup Investing with Nicole Glaros

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!Your feedback matters - 1min: https://go.ggutt.com/talksWhere to find Nicole:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nglaros/Website: https://nearlynicole.com/X: https://twitter.com/nglarosMedium: https://medium.com/@nglarosMaria + GGUTT:X: https://go.ggutt.com/xLinkedIn: https://go.ggutt.com/maria-linkedinYouTube: http://go.ggutt.com/videosWebsite: mariamatloub.comTimestamps:00:00 Introduction03:17 Gray hair is Covid hair09:17 How debt fostered her entrepreneurial mindset16:47 It’s okay to not be good at everything18:30 Luck vs. Skill23:34 Is VC like gambling?25:25 Leaving Techstars27:00 What type of investor is Nicole?31:21 The two biggest mistakes founders make32:35 Hardware startups35:05 Founders joining accelerators40:56 How to approach an investor?47:07 Are we in an AI bubble?50:15 Nicole’s relationship with her GGUTTFor enquiries, email maria [at] ggutt [dot] com with subject line: gguttalks ask This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ggutt.substack.com