You are on page 1of 7

What Makes Great

Entrepreneurs Great
SV Angel
TechCrunch DISRUPT NYC
May 23, 2011

1
WHAT WE DID
• Asked over 500+ founders
• Created 2 definitions of “success:”
• $25M+ exit (actual or potential)
• $500M+ exit (actual or potential)

2
LOOKED AT 3 MYTHS

• CO-FOUNDERS V. SINGLE FOUNDER


• AGE
• REPEAT FOUNDERS

3
Co-founders vs. Single Founder
$25M + $500M+

16% 11%

84% 89%

Sole Founder Sole Founder


Co-founders Co-founders
4
Age
$25M + $500M+

33%
53% 47%
67%

Younger than 30 Younger than 30


Older than 30 5
Older than 30
Repeat Founders
$25M + $500M+

10%
37%
63%
90%

REPEAT FOUNDER REPEAT FOUNDER


FIRST-TIME FOUNDER FIRST-TIME FOUNDER
6
SV Angel
TechCrunch DISRUPT NYC
May 23, 2011

You might also like