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What should I look for in a startup team?
What Investors Look for in a Fundable Startup Team
- Mutual Respect. A startup is already working against the odds.
- Diverse Experience. A great founder knows what she doesn’t know and hires people smarter than herself to fill the gaps.
- Customer Knowledge.
- Adaptability.
- Compatible Vibe.
How large is a startup?
The Average Startup, statistics tell us, receives $1.5M in funding and gets itself in trouble by trying to scale too quickly. The Average Startup has just over 5 employees. Ultimately, The Average Startup fails before it reaches maturity.
What makes a successful startup team?
Data shows us that 60\% of new ventures fail due to problems with the team. What makes a successful startup team? One common answer is that prior startup experience, product knowledge, and industry skills predict the success of a new venture. But is prior experience sufficient for a team to work well together?
Do experience and expertise lead to better startup team performance?
Experience and expertise only lead to better performance if team members share their knowledge and have a common vision for the company. When investors evaluate startup teams they should keep in mind that a great resume alone is not enough to achieve great performance.
How do you evaluate a startup team?
But when it comes to evaluating the startup team, gut feel and intuition tend to be the main due diligence instruments that come into play. This isn’t a great approach. Data shows us that 60\% of new ventures fail due to problems with the team. What makes a successful startup team?
What are the characteristics that startup investors pay attention to?
The characteristics that startup investors pay attention to: team, product, market size and valuation. – Size of the market: what drives most investors is finding startups that at some point can become big, large companies to get a significant return on their investment.