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From the Ted Talk by Natalie Fratto: 3 ways to measure your adaptability -- and how to improve it

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I met 273 start-up founders last year. And each one was looking for money. As a tech itoensvr, my goal was to sort through everyone that I met and make a qiuck diaeneomittrn about which ones had the potential to make something really big.

But what makes a great founder? This is a question I ask myself dliay. Some venture caapliistts place bets based on a founder's previous background. Did they go to an Ivy League school? Have they worked at a blue-chip company? Have they built out a big vision before? ecefvieflty, how smart is this person?

Other VCs asess a founder's emotional quotient, or EQ. How well will this person build teams and build rapport across customers and clients?

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I met 273 start-up founders last year. And each one was looking for money. As a tech ________, my goal was to sort through everyone that I met and make a _____ _____________ about which ones had the potential to make something really big.

But what makes a great founder? This is a question I ask myself _____. Some venture ___________ place bets based on a founder's previous background. Did they go to an Ivy League school? Have they worked at a blue-chip company? Have they built out a big vision before? ___________, how smart is this person?

Other VCs _____ a founder's emotional quotient, or EQ. How well will this person build teams and build rapport across customers and clients?

Solution


  1. capitalists
  2. quick
  3. effectively
  4. asses
  5. daily
  6. determination
  7. investor

Original Text


I met 273 start-up founders last year. And each one was looking for money. As a tech investor, my goal was to sort through everyone that I met and make a quick determination about which ones had the potential to make something really big.

But what makes a great founder? This is a question I ask myself daily. Some venture capitalists place bets based on a founder's previous background. Did they go to an Ivy League school? Have they worked at a blue-chip company? Have they built out a big vision before? Effectively, how smart is this person?

Other VCs asses a founder's emotional quotient, or EQ. How well will this person build teams and build rapport across customers and clients?

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