most of the time, arrogance and success at fundraising are inversely correlated. founders often learn this too late.
Mar 22, 2014 · 11:35 PM UTC
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@sama I think arrogance can be a tough thing to fix, so if those founders learned this earlier it may not help.
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@sama very true. tbh, it felt that some YC writings/practices in the past did not strike these tones.
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“@sama: most of the time, arrogance and success at fundraisare inversely correlated. founders often learn this too late.” @RicardoPasquini
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@sama but whats next if arrogance is at the other side? Regardless founders approach
@sama @notoriousbrk Super nice techies can't raise. There is a bare minimum confidence level required.
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@sama age also correlates to success at fundraising, and age and arrogance are inversely correlated too I think.