Jason M. Lemkin says you can spot a game-changing founder in 20 minutes by listening for crystal-clear communication, concrete metrics, and a specific vision of how they'll win. Meeting thousands of founders doesn't help; what matters is depth, not volume.
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And, you know, to finish the thread, if you're curious, like, you know, you can meet 1,000 founders a year, you can meet one, like the other one, the other ones don't matter. It's not a volume game. It's not. Tiger Global made it look like it. They had a good play. But really, the great ones, they, you know, in 20 minutes. In fact, you often know before you meet them. Not always, but often, right? The way they communicate, the way they share data, the way they share metrics, the way they share their vision. Not all of them, but so many of the best ones are so crystal clear on how they're going to get there, why they're going to get there. Those are the ones that you want, want to invest in, and those are the ones you want to work for as a VP or a leader.