> "There are a lot of counterexamples to the “failure” scenarios I described above, both for first time and repeat founders."
As a reminder the two failure scenarios are (1) idea -> pitch -> raise -> start company and (2) non-technical team.
What are these counter-examples? I can't think of any, although I have the vague feeling they must exist. In particular, counter examples to (1) must exist since the MVP/lean/validate idea wasn't as prevalent even 20 years ago, and counter examples to (2) must exist especially outside of technical startups where there are other moats.
As a reminder the two failure scenarios are (1) idea -> pitch -> raise -> start company and (2) non-technical team.
What are these counter-examples? I can't think of any, although I have the vague feeling they must exist. In particular, counter examples to (1) must exist since the MVP/lean/validate idea wasn't as prevalent even 20 years ago, and counter examples to (2) must exist especially outside of technical startups where there are other moats.
Can you think of some?