This is one of several reasons why "star performer at xyz hot company" very often does not transfer to star founder. People fall in love with the resume and a glittering references, without thinking about how different the sports are. Often the oddball at the hot co is the perfect founder, because they obviously... See more

maybe a hot take? but I think if a founder starts a company fresh out of school and it doesn't work out that they should go work at a Series A+ company for 1-2 years to see what good looks like & built a network (that they can eventually hire out of) vs immediately starting a new company