#25- On my reading list

Interesting stuff I'm reading today morning

The real reasons why a VC passed on your startup

TL;DR- Sarah Downey is a seed-stage VC and angel focused on frontier tech. In this post, she explains and expands on the reasons VCs give while passing up on your startup. Founders might want to read carefully, this has gems!

How many Angels is the right amount for a startup to have?

TL;DR- Mark Suster explains why social proof of having a good name investor can bring hordes of others to your cap table. But don’t too many cooks spoil the broth? Find out his perspective on this post.

To get good startup ideas, look for anomalies

TL;DR- Starting with a solution to build a product is absolutely bonkers! This makes founders vulnerable to confirmation and overconfidence bias: simply put we starting the smallest of non-events as a way to justify usage (or non-usage) of your product. This post tells us to look for surprises and anomalies as a way to find a starting point.

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