Ali Tamaseb is a partner at Data Collective Venture Capital (DCVC), a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm that backs entrepreneurs using deep tech. He shares insightful findings of his 4-year long research on billion-dollar startups and their founders (documented in his new book: Super Founders). Ali gives data points that deconstruct myths about the startup ecosystem in the U.S., and show what is/isn’t significant as success factors for founders and venture capital investors.
- There is no one way to startup success
- About 50% of founders have strong competitors when starting--being first to market with an idea does not actually matter.
- There's no disadvantage to being a solo founder or to being a non-technical CEO
- Holding preconceptions about the market often causes investors to miss the opportunity of backing a great company or an exceptional founder.
- Non-profit: Urban Institute)
