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Beijing Time May 25 news, according to foreign media reports, the U.S. Silicon Valley venture capital Y Combinator founder Paul Greheum (Paul Graham) recently attended the TechCrunch Discrupt Congress, said the smartest founder is not necessarily the best, And pointed out that he favored the entrepreneurial characteristics.

Graham argues that he often measures the value of an entrepreneur in four ways: determination, flexibility, imagination, and the degree of conformity.

Graham says the entrepreneur he is looking for is not just smart, but has other characteristics. He said: "A lot of smart people do nothing, some just want to get what they want, you can not be too passive, and rhetoric." ”

But he says it is hard to see whether a person is determined within 10 minutes. "Some people will fool us," he said.

On flexibility, Graham said he would ask entrepreneurs if they would consider different ideas and if they said no, that would be a bad sign. Imagination and flexibility are similar. He said: "We often say that we have tried this, think about it, sometimes the answer is not only to grasp what we are talking about, but also to think more far-reaching." ”

Graham also looked for less-disciplined entrepreneurs, who said: "Startups often need to do things that are not sure, you don't need those who follow the rules, they need to be able to understand and deal with complex situations." ”

Graham also talked about Sham Altmann, the founder of Loopt, a Altman, a sophomore who was rejected by Graham when he applied for investment to Y Combinator, a freshman at the time, and asked him to wait.

But Altman refused to accept the reply, saying: "I am a sophomore and I am ready." Most interestingly, Graham said he and five other partners interviewed only 10 minutes per applicant. (MK)