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Where Venture Capital Meets Social Purpose - May Samali

The Joe Walker Podcast

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How to Gauge a Startup's Success

I think spending as much time with a founder as possible and creating ways to keep in touch with them over periods of time is key. We're looking for teams that are trustworthy, whose judgment and decision-making ability you really trust. And then also in terms of the dynamic of a team, there are quick red flags if co-founders are talking on top of each other in an initial meeting. If they're giving inconsistent stories across one call to the other, that's definitely something that my team and tennis go up.

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