Grit

Founder quality becomes more important as startups become easier to build.

Trae Stephens, co-founder of Anduril and partner at Founders Fund, has spent years backing founders with strong conviction, including most recently at Roadrunner.

He shares why too much capital too early can hurt startups, and why the best companies are built by teams with complementary strengths.

Guest: Trae Stephens, co-founder, Anduril and Partner, Founders Fund

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Creators and Guests

Host
Joubin Mirzadegan
Partner, Kleiner Perkins
Guest
Trae Stephens
Co-founder, Anduril / Partner, Founders Fund

What is Grit?

Grit explores what it takes to create, build, and scale world-class organizations. It features weekly episodes highlighting the leaders who are pushing their companies to make a difference. This series is hosted by Joubin Mirzadegan, go to market operating partner at Kleiner Perkins, a venture capital firm investing in history-making founders.