Win The ‘Sure Things’ Or Find The Hidden Gems? What’s My Job As A VC?

This Has Been My Favorite Question Of Peers In 2021

“So, do you think your job is to win ‘consensus’ deals or find the ‘non-consensus’ opportunities?” This has been my favorite question to ask fellow seed investors over the last year, and the answers are telling. Some have very strong reactions, dismissing any alternate strategy to their own as imperfect. Others go back and forth in their own mind, realizing that their current execution, even if successful, is at odds with the…