The Importance of Founder Pedigree In Emerging Technologies - Michael Dempsey: Blog
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When, why, and how founder pedigree matters in startups before and after major technical breakthroughs.
When an area becomes consensus but is still somewhat novel or hard to parse for investors, they often try to distill companies into very clear-cut and easily “findable” metrics in order to make decisions. In many cases, this wave of chaos, rapid change, and complexity pushes investors to retreat into discussing a constant in startups; Founders. And as one searches for Founder-Company fit, they then anchor on the next clearest signal; Founder Pedigree. In technologies that are Pre-Breakthrough or Cambrian Explosion moment this framework feels valid. Investors are looking for those r
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