1.0WINGMINDhttps://www.wingmind.co/en/David Chouraquihttps://www.wingmind.co/en/wingblog/author/david-chouraqui/5 Founder Risks Investors Often Underestimate | WINGMINDrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="4KlwUlelAm"><a href="https://www.wingmind.co/en/wingblog/5-founder-risks-investors-often-underestimate/">5 Founder Risks Investors Often Underestimate</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.wingmind.co/en/wingblog/5-founder-risks-investors-often-underestimate/embed/#?secret=4KlwUlelAm" width="600" height="338" title="“5 Founder Risks Investors Often Underestimate” — WINGMIND" data-secret="4KlwUlelAm" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://www.wingmind.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Founder-Risks.png15361024Why Assessing Founders Requires More Than Experience, References and Intuition Every Venture Capital investor claims to invest primarily in people. It has almost become an industry mantra. Markets change, products evolve, technologies become obsolete, but exceptional founders continue to create...