Gokul Rajaram shares specific characteristics he looks for in entrepreneurs who range from former coworkers to founders he never met in-person. He describes his unique journey in the Silicon Valley leading product development at Juno, Google, Facebook, Square and Doordash.
Highlights:
- The determination to move heaven and earth to solve a problem is an important quality in entrepreneurs.
- Founders have unique non-obvious insights about the market.
- Customer love for a product convinces angel investors more than charisma during a pitch.
- Angels want to give back to the community and learn from entrepreneurs.
- Non-profit: Second Harvest Food Bank
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