The strongest companies in a trend are started years before it peaks
Mike Seibel · 20 VC 016: Y Combinator, Twitch.TV and Socialcam with Mike Seibel · Mar 2, 2015 · at 15:16
Y Combinator partner Mike Seibel explains why he does not attempt to predict market trends when selecting investments.
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“I kind of feel like by the time the trend is taking off, the companies that are strong in that area started years before.”
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