Understanding people & their source of ambition is & will always be the hardest & most interesting part of a VC job. Examples of how I myself was misunderstood by many smart, well-meaning people, & // what was really happening behind the scene in those situations: 
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All universities knew the story, it was in the essays I sent them. They all made a quick judgement based on a short interaction and didn't spend time thinking about what motivates me and why my source of will power was inexhaustible.
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Assuming perseverance is a key founder trait, how would you avoid judging founders unidimensionally? Do VCs try learning the founders' WHY?
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