Tim DraperFounder and Managing Partne, Draper Associate · I back the ideas that look crazy first

How to balance big picture and details in a startup 🚀

17 Mar 2024 · 1 min

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In a brief interview, Speaker A asks about handling disagreements. Speaker B explains that within their partnership, one person focuses on the big picture and rapid progress, while the other emphasizes detailed, balanced solutions. When conflicts arise, they discuss options together and consult a board of advisors to resolve issues, ensuring both speed and thoroughness in their startup decisions.

Have you come up against a problem that you— where you disagreed, and how did you solve that problem?
The way we balance each other is that I am more of a big, big picture thinker and he's more of a very detailed person. So we come up against problems where I want to move really fast while he's the one who gives a more balanced solution. We then work through our different options, and we also have a board of advisors who we can go to if we hit any issues.