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Why are so few VC dollars going to underestimated founders?
Nepotism
Lack of meritocracy / old-school pattern matching
Homogeneous pool of investors
Inability to see opportunity in problems/solutions observed by underestimated communities
Discrimination
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Nepotism Lack of meritocracy / old-school pattern matching Homogeneous pool of investors Inability to see opportunity in problems/solutions observed by underestimated communitiesDiscrimination/1
Why is it important to invest in underestimated founders?
Not just cis-gendered white males can create great cos
We’re leaving money on the table
We’re missing out on outsized returns
The market is missing out on products + services people/cos want to buy
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Not just cis-gendered white males can create great cos We’re leaving money on the table We’re missing out on outsized returns The market is missing out on products + services people/cos want to buy/2
How can we get more capital into the hands of underestimated founders?
Embrace that cos founded by underestimated founders can reach >$1B valuations
Write checks to underestimated founders/fund managers
Increase of the number of underestimated check-writers
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Embrace that cos founded by underestimated founders can reach >$1B valuationsWrite checks to underestimated founders/fund managers Increase of the number of underestimated check-writers/3
What are cash-free ways to 
the # of underestimated investors + $$s going into underestimated founders?
Ask funds to get diverse investors on their teams/scout programs
Raise the profiles of underestimated founders/investors on social
Mentor/make power intros
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the # of underestimated investors + $$s going into underestimated founders? Ask funds to get diverse investors on their teams/scout programs Raise the profiles of underestimated founders/investors on social Mentor/make power intros/4
