Mark Suster's speech at NYU

This week, still in New York City, Mark Suster brings us his exclusive speech to the business students and aspiring venture capitalists at New York University. For more episodes and a full schedule, visit http://thisweekin.com/venturecapital

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• Kenny Chen
• Ben Wilbur
• Branden Lymer

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• Sam Osborn

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[futurecapital1]

The real world has words in it not to everyones liking

[udummies]

wOW! I though I was having heart problems also and then figured out it was only heartburn after a dramatic episode. ...the life of the entrepreneur :D

[MarkHorp]

@TheLoyalOfficer

That is your opinion..

A guy can swear in a presentation and still be a classy guy.. a guy can speak without swearing and be a total jerk..

America might be slipping down the toilet for a lot of reasons.. but a guy swearing during a presentation, is hardly one of them..

[TheLoyalOfficer]

@MarkHorp Wow. No wonder America is slipping down the toilet.

Classy guys do not swear on the job. (Well maybe if someone drops a safe on their foot or cuts them off on the drive back from lunch...) But in a PRESENTATION? No.

Unprofessional.

WEAK.

[MarkHorp]

@TheLoyalOfficer

No it does not.

if the people you are talking to are interested in the subject, and you have something to offer them, it does not matter what words you use, as long as they understand you.

You can be a classy guy and swear, at the same time.

The most important thing is the information, and how well it can be presented.

Btw, saying "keepz it reals", is not swearing.. it is slang.. which can be a much bigger problem than swearing, because everyone might not understand it.

[TheLoyalOfficer]

@MarkHorp Sure it does.

Class and professionalism MATTERS.

Swear words have no place in the workplace, especially during a presentation.

But hey: "keepz it reals"

[MarkHorp]

@TheLoyalOfficer

Tell that to Dana White..

It does not matter what words you use..

Wearing suit and tie, or swearing does not mean anything..

as long as you are making sense..

[TheLoyalOfficer]

@CoDOnlineHQ Well I guess you have no class then.

Profanity has no place in a professional environment. No wonder the US is losing its edge.

But hey "keep it real..."

[CoDOnlineHQ]

@TheLoyalOfficer I dissagree, I think it makes him more down to earth, keeping it real.

[TheLoyalOfficer]

I wish this dude would clean up his language - it's just unprofessional.