How do you know if you're actually good at picking startups?
“Have you had the access to see deals that turned out to be very good ones?”
Have you had the access to see deals that turned out to be very good ones? If you try to look back over the last few years and assess your decisions, can you start to track whether the bucket that you did and the bucket that you didn't do, can you sort of start to see if your judgment was any good?
About this clip
Jack Altman reflects on his early venture investing track record and whether he can assess his own judgment by comparing deals he backed versus ones he passed on. The discussion explores the challenge of measuring investment decision-making skills when you're transitioning from founder to investor.
Why this clip
This captures the vulnerable moment of self-assessment that many new investors face but rarely discuss publicly.
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