This seasoned venture investor says one of his most important considerations is the quality of the startup founders themselves, noting that a strong core team makes all the difference.
As a venture investor, I am frequently asked what I look for in a portfolio company. The answer is simple: technology, product-market fit, and core team. But when you dig into it, only one of those really matters—the core team. See, you either have interesting technology, or you don’t. And finding product-market fit is usually a process. So that leaves just the core team, and it is indeed the key success factor for VC funding and beyond. Here are the “green flags” I look for in startup founders.
