As a venture capitalist, I'm asked all the time what will help a company get funded. The reality is, there are a lot of factors, and no two companies - or founders - are the same. Sometimes we bet on the horse or the race (the product or market), but when we're betting on the jockey (a founder), we put all our chips on one thing. At the end of the day, the single biggest factor we look for in a founder is simple, but perhaps surprising: grit.
As a venture capitalist, I'm asked all the time what will help a company get funded. The reality is, there are a lot of factors, and no two companies - or founders - are the same. Sometimes we bet on the horse or the race (the product or market), but when we're betting on the jockey (a founder), we put all our chips on one thing. At the end of the day, the single biggest factor we look for in a founder is simple, but perhaps surprising: grit.
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