Letter #317: Dave Whorton (2018) - by Kevin Gee
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Founder of Tugboat Institute & Investor at KPCB | Introduction to Evergreen Principles
I am in New York this week, then settling in SF for the next month. If you are around and would like to try and grab a coffee/meal, go for a walk, or play tennis, please reach out (email; twitter). More on this newsletter here. I recently finished Dave Whorton’s book Another Way: Building Companies That Last… and Last… and Last, and walked away both refreshed by his candid reflections on venture and inspired by his journey to evergreen companies. So today, I wanted to share one of the first talks I ever heard from Dave, where he introduces the concepts that formed the foundation of his…
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