“This guy is like caffeine personified,” I thought to myself as I nibbled from the cheese plate. “I’ve never met anyone like him.” Two years later, he’s the most successful founder I’ve ever invested in.
As soon as we sat down at the table in the restaurant in Hudson Yards, the information torrent began. Most people pause occasionally, try to remember something — not this guy.
“First we were going to use downloaded YouTube videos, but there wasn’t enough data,” he explained in a rapid fire staccato. “So we started creating our own synthetically.”
I like to think I’m a reasonably smart guy. But I had trouble keeping up. I had to listen intently just to avoid being left in the dust.
I racked my brain. Had I ever met someone like this before?
Nope.
“Can I ask you something?” I inquired at a rare break in the conversation.
“Sure,” he responded.
“How do you have so much energy? Are you on a special diet or something? Some kind of vitamins?”
“I think I was just born this way.”
There goes my hope of taking some pills and becoming Superman. Darn it!
Fast forward two years, and this fella’s company has grown faster than anything I’ve ever invested in. Revenue is up 60x in just over 2 years.
Some people just move at a different speed. They have a higher energy level.
Why? Who knows?
But they do. And they can make great entrepreneurs. After all, a founder’s work is never done.
Not every great founder is like this guy. I’ve met some billion dollar founders that are more reserved, cool, collected.
But the high energy founder is one type I’m looking for. I haven’t met another quite like this one — yet. But I’m scouring the country trying to find one.
If you invest in startups, keep an eye out for extremely energetic entrepreneurs. If they can move that fast, they can make their whole company move fast too.
There will be no blog tomorrow. I’ll be at ERA Demo Day in NYC. If you’re there, stop by and say hello!
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