How do Fyre Festival and Theranos get "backed" when substantive companies get passed on? In the words of Suneel Gupta, we need more high integrity people who can sell a good idea. Gupta is a Harvard professor, entrepreneur, and investor with a deep background in startup success. He has invested in homerun companies like Airbnb & SpaceX; and he's the founder of Rise which was acquired by One Medical Group in 2017. His book "Backable" discusses the ability for individuals to acquire the skills needed to get influence behind themselves and their ideas. I ask him about success in startups as a minority & what it takes to find lessons in failure.
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