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About Phil Bak

About Phil Bak

Investor's Notebook

Mentors

Mentors

The best thing about entrepreneurship is you’ve got no boss. The worst thing about entrepreneurship is you’ve got no boss. Boss is a terrible word. Mentor is a better word, but...

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The Analyst

Because it’s Real

Because it’s Real

Silicon Valley Bank was at the right place, at the right time. We’re talking one-in-a-million here. SVB was founded in 1983 in Santa Clara, California, to provide financial services to technology and VC-backed companies.

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The Analyst

Launch when times are hard

Launch when times are hard

Bezos, Google's AI debacle, and how constraints rather than resources drive innovation. Money was tight. It’s hard to even imagine it this day and age, but it’s true. On Wall...

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The Analyst

The sucker at the table

The sucker at the table

$120,000 for a banana. This was December, 2019, at Art Basel in Miami. An Italian artist duct taped a banana to the wall. It sold for $120,000. The state of modern art, ladies...

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