{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The 7 Laws of Scaling with Jim Huffman","title":"Like Moneyball for Startups, Your \"Founder Potential Score\" and Why Grit is Everything with Bryan Smith (#154)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/6eccf829\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2484,"description":"This week, Jim is joined by Bryan Smith. Bryan has a background in sports analytics, helping teams assess the potential as well as risk of players before during recruitment. With his company Leon VC, Bryan has applied this approach entrepreneurship using data analysis to find and assess the potential founders. Bryan shares his insights and what characteristics define a truly great entrepreneur.\nTOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE\nUsing data to identify potential in athletes and founders\nThe KPI’s for successful founders\nWhat is resilience\nDifferent types of founder profiles\nFounder Community\nBlind spot recognition\nDisruption opportunities\nHacks to win the day\nResources:\nLeon VC\nJim Huffman website\nJim's Twitter\nGrowthHit\nThe Growth Marketer's Playbook\nAdditional episodes you might enjoy:\nStartup Ideas by Paul Graham (#45)\nNathan Barry: How to Bootstrap a Company to $30M in a Crowded Market (#41)\nHow I Met My Biz Partner and Less Learned Hitting $2M ARR (#44)\nRyan Hamilton on his Netflix special, touring with Jerry Seinfeld, & how to write a joke (#10)\nHow We're Validating Startup Ideas (#51)","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/o2LQlWgTbns0mw3pkbfZyyACZ_ssUafgaoXrX9iPDv0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85N2Mx/ODFkMzBjZjA2M2Uy/OTRiZTgwYjRhZmMx/YmE1YS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}