I used to think venture investing is 80% an intellectual test, 20% emotional test. Now I’d say it’s the reverse. 

I’d say the same about my
experiences as a startup founder. Probably true of many other long-term activities.

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Can you share a story of a time where you stood the emotional test?

Product builder and investor — @socialgraphvc

kindness, compassion, forgiveness

The obvious answer is market downturns, including when I started in early 2000s (post dot-com crash), 2008 financial crisis, ups and down in markets since. Subtler answer is all the countless smaller crises which are inevitable and common in startups.

(Realize that’s vague- I actually have a half written blog post on the topic with more specifics I hope to finish at some point in the near future).