The most overrated quality in a potential cofounder is experience. The most underrated is not flaking.
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Replying to @paulg
Good indicator of both? Successful parenting. We start w/ no experience + we don’t flake. I’m disappointed by your recent comments that you wouldn’t invest in a woman w/ young kids. Sincerely, founder pregnant w/4th baby running a start up (idea to millions in rev in 24 mos).
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Replying to @Amy_K_Nelson
I've never said I wouldn't invest in a woman with young kids. I've invested in quite a lot of them. In fact YC's most recent acquisition, Bitnami, was founded by one. When
@ericabrescia came to her YC interview, she brought her son with her, because she was still nursing.2 replies 3 retweets 13 likes -
Replying to @paulg @ericabrescia
And when
@juliakurnia of Zidisha was in YC, she brought her young son to most of the dinners. I used to draw trains on the whiteboard for him.1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes
In the case of @APatelThompson, having small children was a critical advantage, because her experience as a parent led to both her first startup, Poppy, and the even better idea she got as a result of working on it.
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