This is such a great way of framing the issue. From what I've seen in finance, it doesn't take long for people to encounter and identify a problem when working in a legacy structure. But it takes the experience of working in (or against) the system long enough to be able to design the right solution.
For a couple of years now, I've been having strong opinions about YC founders getting funded for Legal, Health tech, and Regulatory startups.
Every time I saw a post about someone building these without any prior experience, I had the same question: "How are these people getting funded?" When I asked around, most people told me (not the actual founders) that it's the IVY league that does to them.
But is it all that qualifies someone to build in the field?
This article cleared a lot of things in my mind - thanks for sharing it.
This is such a great way of framing the issue. From what I've seen in finance, it doesn't take long for people to encounter and identify a problem when working in a legacy structure. But it takes the experience of working in (or against) the system long enough to be able to design the right solution.
For a couple of years now, I've been having strong opinions about YC founders getting funded for Legal, Health tech, and Regulatory startups.
Every time I saw a post about someone building these without any prior experience, I had the same question: "How are these people getting funded?" When I asked around, most people told me (not the actual founders) that it's the IVY league that does to them.
But is it all that qualifies someone to build in the field?
This article cleared a lot of things in my mind - thanks for sharing it.
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