Repeat founders change the ratio of different types of startups that get started. E.g. people who start hardware or music startups often say "I'm never doing that again," and that means the overall proportion of such startups decreases.
i've visited 1000+ LinkedIn profiles of top executives at companies who do not have any pedigree education (to understand journey)
one common thing I've always observed is during 20s these folks do some non linear things for 3-5 years that you can never understand on paper.
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