The stereotype of the startup founder
My dataset showed that the founders of billion-dollar companies were more likely to have PhDs than be dropouts, many of them had entirely non-technical co-founders, fewer than 15 percent went through any accelerator program, many weren’t solving a personal problem, and very few were first to market.
I wonder how many people don't found a startup simply because they don't match the stereotype.
This is one of the many passages and charts Alessandro finds in books and articles on a daily basis. They span many disciplines, including:
Alessandro occasionally adds a personal note to them.
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