I've met hundreds and hundreds of pre-seed startups and their founders, and I got a really good feel of what makes a good startup during that time. When I met the founders of Alloy, I thought, this is the team. These are the people that I want to work with.
“So when I met the founders of Alloy out in New York, I thought, you know, this is the team.”
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And during that time running Accelerate, I've made hundreds and hundreds of pre seed startups and their founders, and I got a really good feel of what makes a good well, hopefully, I got a good feel of what makes a good startup during that time. So when I met the founders of Alloy out in New York, I thought, you know, this is the team. These are the people that I wanna work with, and I left the accelerator program and joined Alloy.
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Career-defining moment story with specific numbers and clear decision criteria. Shows pattern recognition from volume experience leading to conviction.
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