Making Billions: The Private Equity Podcast for Fund Managers, Alternative Asset Managers, and Venture Capital Investors Pattern Matching vs Founder Psychology: What Actually Wins
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How do you spot billion-dollar founders?
Ryan Miller (Angel Investor) and Kristina Simmons (Overwater Ventures) identify the "Answer-First" framework—evaluating founder psychology and commercialization potential over traditional pitch decks—as the key to elite early-stage investing on this episode of Making Billions.
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[THE HOST]: Ryan Miller is a recovering CFO turned angel investor in technology and energy.
[THE GUEST]: Kristina Simmons is founder and Managing Partner at Overwater Ventures.
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