Founders and LPs should not pick investors on past wins rather than current immersion.

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• AI research follows a power law, as startup investing does: the best bet outperforms all the others put together. SASam Altman23 Aug 2026startupsinvesting
• Asking a referring investor whether they personally invested puts the startup being referred at a disadvantage. ZHZach Holman5 Aug 2026startupsinvesting
• Investors avoid hard tech for its capital intensity while the largest returns available are in exactly those physical markets. EDEli Dourado14 Oct 2024startupsinvesting
• Investors in the largest tech companies have voluntarily surrendered their governance rights, leaving founders with unchecked power. ADAswath Damodaran3 Dec 2025startupsinvesting
• Less experienced investors can still be exceptional, and founders should work with them. SGSarah Guo7 Jan 2026startupsinvesting

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