What skill has most helped you succeed in VC?

Ashmeet Sidana

Chief Engineer · Engineering Capital

Prioritization

Ashmeet Sidana says prioritization is the skill that mattered, calling it the only solution to limited resources, limited time and competitive threats, and the ability to separate signal from noise.

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oren zeev

Founding Partner · Zeev Ventures

Speed

Oren Zeev says speed is super important, arguing that working by himself lets him be faster than anyone, and that being unique through his solo approach beats being better.

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Miles Grimshaw

Partner · Thrive Capital

Admitting You Don’t Know

Miles Grimshaw says the three most important words for an investor are "I don't know," and that an investment team unable to say those words to each other is a dangerous one.

Julien-David Nitlech

Managing Partner · Iris

Humility

Julien-David Nitlech says humility should be embedded in venture capital because VCs have so little leverage and own so little, and he argues pride is misplaced given how few unicorns emerge from many firms.

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Ann Miura-Ko

Co-Founding Partner · Floodgate

Gut Instincts

Ann Miura-Ko says gut instinct now plays a larger role in judging people, and that she has honed her instincts about how people operate, think and engage, calling investing in people more art than science.