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Strachman: Unconventional paths trigger defensiveness because observers infer superiority
“When you're doing something different, What other people hear or see or imply about that difference is that what you're doing is better than what they're doing. There's always this comparison.”
Strachman looks for 'hyperfluency' when evaluating young technical founders
“There's a trait that we look for that we call hyperfluency, and All the old Teal fellows had it. People like Dylan and Vitalik and Laura and now our new founders that we work with, some of which who have become fellows, people like Augustus from Rainmaker, Eth…”
Strachman: Post-interview energy levels indicate which founders are worth backing
“One question that we had, that's kind of an odd one that we used at the finalist round that we all use still today. Did I have more or less energy after talking to this person? And, you know, that's not the end all be all question. That wasn't like, okay, stam…”