Why this VC says no to most founders before they even start

But at the end of the day, I think I'm really good at saying, okay.

29:57 / 30:35

But at the end of the day, I think I'm really good at saying, okay. If that's where you wanna get to, I know the steps to get there. And by the way, getting there, it's a good idea or it's a bad idea. Right? Then this is why you may not actually not wanna get there. And that's just because I've seen so many companies. We've tried so many different things in our specific sectors. If you told me how do I build a competitor to Salesforce, I'm probably not gonna be able to help you. Right? But if you told me how do I build a next generation login generated business or how do I create a mobile app that goes absolutely social and competes with Snapchat, I can tell you whether that's a good idea or bad idea, and I can probably tell you a pathway there. Right? So I think I'm really good at kind of seeing that that journey, and then I can map it out with somebody. And if we're aligned, we we build that together.

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Mike Jones explains his approach to advising founders by leveraging pattern recognition from building companies in specific sectors. He discusses how he can quickly assess whether a founder's vision is viable and map out the journey to get there, but only within his areas of expertise like consumer social apps and lead generation businesses.

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This clip reveals a veteran investor's methodology for quickly evaluating startup ideas and providing strategic guidance based on accumulated sector experience.

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