Gil: Easy capital leads founders to keep failing startups alive too long
Elad Gil · #52: Elad Gil on What to Build in AI (Part II) · More or Less Podcast · Jun 21, 2024 · at 22:17
Investor Elad Gil discusses founder persistence and startup failure dynamics with Dave Morin and Sam Lessin.
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“I think if things aren't working, I think because money has been so available, people have kept their companies going longer than they should. And in a lot of circumstances more recently, where sometimes the best thing you can do is just kind of quit and restart and go do something different.”
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