Michael Skok
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Oct 9, 2026
JodiMODERATOR
This is the first in a five-session series on, uh, what we're calling Startup Secrets: What Everything You Need to Know About Starting Your Company.
JodiMODERATOR
Um, it's led by Michael Scott, who, um, if you pay him a call, he does great stuff in it as well.
JodiMODERATOR
He is a serial entrepreneur, current venture capitalist, and has a passion for this stage of development and company's life cycle.
JodiMODERATOR
It's going to be an amazing series.
JodiMODERATOR
So I don't want to take up too much time.
JodiMODERATOR
I'll let Michael introduce the, uh, the session, but, uh, we're really excited.
JodiMODERATOR
Thank you.
JodiMODERATOR
Thanks for coming everyone.
Michael SkokHOST
But I want to get really personal for a second.
Michael SkokHOST
Who the hell is Michael Skok to give me an opinion about whether this is right or wrong, whether it should be seed or series A, even if I have all the experience in the world? Who am I? I'm not you.
Michael SkokHOST
Is this the right decision for you? I don't know that.
Michael SkokHOST
Who do you think is going to know more about your potential business, me or you? I hope it's you.
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speaker_5HOST
We are so, so lucky to be here tonight to hear from Michael Skok.
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He's a famous investor and founder, serial founder, had successes with many, many startups that really has great impact on the world.
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And he's here to show us how to tell that story about their venture story in the way that communicates impact the best.
Neil DoyleHOST
Um, [clears throat] I'm Neil Doyle from the ILab.
Neil DoyleHOST
I wanna welcome you to the second of the Startup Secrets seminars that we're putting on, uh, with Michael Scott hosting.
Neil DoyleHOST
Tonight's event is, uh, S-Startup Secrets, uh, Company Formation.
Neil DoyleHOST
Um, first, I think a lot of you were here for the first event, so you might know Michael, but by way of brief introduction, Michael is a partner at North Bridge Ventures.
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Jodi GoldsteinMODERATOR
We are, are, uh, wrapping up our workshop season, uh, tonight, uh, with, uh, Michael Skok's, uh, Startup Secrets series.
Jodi GoldsteinMODERATOR
I can't say that.
Jodi GoldsteinMODERATOR
Um, he has been, uh, a phenomenal contributor to the ILab, so I do need to take a moment to thank Michael for all, for all his hard work and everything he's contributed to the ILab.
Jodi GoldsteinMODERATOR
So, incredible resource that we have, so thank you, Michael.
Jodi GoldsteinMODERATOR
Um, and so I'm just gonna quickly turn it over to him so he can, uh, get through all of this amazing content.
Jodi GoldsteinMODERATOR
Um, if, uh, you are here for the first time, Michael Skok, serial entrepreneur, very successful, turned venture capitalist, um, has a tremendous, uh, amount of knowledge in this space, and, uh, is, uh, incredibly wise when it comes to what it takes to start a company.
Jodi GoldsteinMODERATOR
So I will turn it over to Michael Skok.
JodyHOST
Okay, I think we'll get started, um, so we can have time to get through all of Michael's material tonight on it in a timely manner.
JodyHOST
Um, for all of you who have been here before, you know Michael Skok.
JodyHOST
He's running a five-session series on startup secrets, how to give yourself an unfair competitive advantage.
JodyHOST
Tonight's discussion is going to be around business model analysis, and I know he's brought a number of his portfolio companies to present as well.