Numbers, data, facts-the basis of almost every investment decision. Gartner predicts that by 2025 over 75 percent of early phase investors make their decisions in a data -based. Nevertheless, many investors still rely on their gut feeling when assessing founders and teams. Is the chemistry right? Is the vibe there? Janneke Niessen, co -founder of the Dutch risk capitalist Capital T, believes that investors should also rely on data when evaluating teams instead of listening to their gut feeling.
Together with Eva de Mol, also a co-founder of Capital T and doctoral student of the renowned Elite University UC Berkeley, she developed VC-Volt. In her dissertation, de Mol examined what makes successful teams and published their findings in the Harvard Business Review. This research formed the basis for VC-Volt, a computer-aided model that analyzed and evaluated startup teams using a questionnaire. Niessen and your team use this tool with every investment decision by Capital T.
Why is it important to analyze a team based on data?
Source: https://www.businessinsider.de/gruenderszene/business/weniger-bauchgefuehl-mehr-daten-wie-dieser-vc-erfolgreiche-startup-teams-identifiziert/
