Molson Hart

Venture capitalists and angel investors claim to seek iconoclastic non-conformist founders, but nothing could be farther from the truth.

Can you elaborate pls?

VCs say shit like "extreme people get extreme results" all the time, but in reality, people who don't look the part and don't fit the mold struggle to get funding. For example, yesterday I listened to a podcast where Sam Altman said "the only way YC makes money is by funding...

...unique non-conforming people and hoping that they ultimately find the right idea." He literally interviewed me for YC and I was rejected. In the e-mail they said it was because they didn't think my idea was viable. I've had this experience with other VCs as well.

This guy wrote this book about how entrepreneurs are relentless and don't give up and find a way. I participated in startup competition and I lost my region, so then I did a different region, and finally I got in through New Mexico. In person he shit on me for doing that.

So what I'm trying to say is that if you want to get funding, you need to look and talk the part, despite what they say. The people who get funded are the best salesman, not the best entrepreneurs or product developers.

Thanks this is very helpful to know. Didnt know you tried YC btw. But yeah makes sense, i heard from other ppl too you basically have to wear a hoodie and a black tshirt with a linux joke to get funding these days.

I heard you were András István Gróf 2.0 ;-)