VC Uncovered · Nancy Hilliker, RPS Ventures
The Founder Isn't Jesus
“Sometimes we expect that person to kind of be like Jesus and we really can't put that much burden on a founder.”
Transcript
With that said, I think there have been deals in the past that I've looked at and a founder. You want the founder to be an expert but I think that founder isn't necessarily an expert in running a business and the sector and hiring
and all these things. And sometimes we expect that person to kind of be like Jesus and we really can't put that much burden on a founder. And so sometimes you get really caught up in these deals because a founder is so exciting or the category is you're going to miss the category.
And I think what I've realized is sometimes if you rush diligence, if you kind of don't do that,