Why Smart Investors Prioritize Character over Applications for Success | Michael Gibson, 1517 Fund

Michael Gibson is a philosophy dropout, one of the initial creators of the Thiel Fellowship, and now the founder of 1517 Fund, a venture capital firm backing dropouts, renegade students, and deep tech scientists.

Michael was a founding advisor to Liberty Ventures and in this episode shares his unconventional path and approach to picking and supporting founders. Including:

- Why Applications Aren't Good Predictors of Success in Entrepreneurship
- Why Experience Matters More than Algorithms in Picking Winners as an Investor
- How Being an Entrepreneur Exposes Your Greatest Weaknesses (And Transform You)
- The Top 4 Reasons Startups Fail
 
🔗 CONNECT WITH MICHAEL
 
👥 Linkedin -  https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-patrick-gibson-56b6973/
🐦 Twitter -  https://twitter.com/William_Blake
🌐︎ Website - https://www.1517fund.com/

🔗 CONNECT WITH ALEXANDER

👥 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mccobin/
🐦 X - https://x.com/amccobin
📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mccobin/

🚀 LIBERTY VENTURES

Liberty Ventures is an ecosystem of purpose-driven investors and entrepreneurs aligned on advancing a free and prosperous future.

Join our Angel Investor Network or submit your startup here: https://www.libertyventures.xyz/investing