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“Steve, almost all my CEO’s came from very tough childhoods. It was one of the characteristics I specifically looked for. It’s why all of you operated so well
by jnovek 17y ago
“Steve, almost all my CEO’s came from very tough childhoods. It was one of the characteristics I specifically looked for. It’s why all of you operated so well in the unpredictable environment that all startups face.”
I guess my company wouldn't receive funding from her, since both my co-founder and I come from functional families!
I wonder if she used any other highly scientific predictors, such as reading a founder's tea lees or checking to see whether they have the "entrepreneur" bump on their skull?
- teej 17y agoYou have to make decisions with incomplete and unscientific data all the time. If there was a scientific predictor to business success, VCs wouldn't pick lemons ~80% of the time. There's nothing wrong with making decisions based on features like that, as long as you're accurately measuring your results. Who knows, maybe his VC friend is "retired" for a reason?
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- tpyo 17y agoWithout any real backing, this would be discrimination, however.