Glenn Solomon of Notable emphasizes that even the best ideas fail with a mediocre team, while stellar founders can pivot and succeed when faced with challenges. This is a recurring lesson he has had to relearn in his career.
Superset's Vivek Vaidya learned that simply delegating tasks is insufficient. To truly empower a team, leaders must provide exhaustive context behind the request, explaining the reasoning and potential outcomes to ensure alignment and better execution.
John Chen of Fika identifies a common VC mistake: rejecting a potential outlier investment due to unattractive valuation or terms. He argues the analysis of the opportunity, founder, and market should happen first, uncolored by the deal structure.