first-time founder
also referred to as: first time founders · first-time founders
3 statements across 3 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Dec 5, 2024 by Scott Garber · across every show →
Everything said about first-time founder, oldest first
Dec 5, 2024 positive
Garber: First-time founders in secondary markets possess irreplaceable hunger
“I think with the first time founder, especially one that went to a second tier school, like a good school, but not a great school. And some of that's in a second tier city. There's that chip on their shoulder. There's that aggressiveness, the pugnaciousness. T…”
Dec 12, 2024 neutral
Nadel: First-time founders often misunderstand LP return requirements during valuation asks
“Sometimes younger, newer founders, first time founders don't fully understand the dynamic around that. And Especially when they're trying to make a case for a higher valuation and that kind of thing. They're not fully understanding that there's a balance there…”
Dec 9, 2025 negative
Newman: Investors should filter out founders seeking generic startup experience
“There's other first time founders that fall into a little bit of a thinking trap, which is they decided that they wanted to get startup experience. So rather than joining a startup led by someone fantastic, they decided that they had to do it on their own. And…”