The Importance of Credibility in Startups

Most of these people are just XYZ middle level VPs from a startup. That's not necessarily going to give you the gravitas, especially if that's not what you are forced to do to help build that company. Conflict arises internally within your investment team but it also has to come externally with the executives of the startup and with the CEO themselves. And there has to be certain things that are controversial. Otherwise, by definition, that company isn't really even pushing the boundary.