A heuristic that we use quite often is, are these people founding who are coming from the intelligence community or perhaps from the special forces, and they have a really deep understanding of a problem set.
“And they're combining that with perhaps an outside technical expertise, and they're creating something really innovative to go after that problem.”
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So a heuristic that we use quite often at expeditions is, are these people founding who are coming from the intelligence community or perhaps from the special forces, and they have a really deep understanding of a problem set. And they're combining that with perhaps an outside technical expertise, and they're creating something really innovative to go after that problem. And those are the types of founders that we find that can break through tricky walls that are erected.
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Provides a specific, actionable investment heuristic combining domain expertise with technical skills. The intelligence/special forces angle adds credibility and intrigue to the framework.
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