“I called up 15, 20 founders every day… I'd pick up the phone and a founder might pick up and I'd say, hey, how many employees do you have? And how much revenue and how fast are you growing?”

How I Invest with David Weisburd · E436: Nnamdi Okike on Billionaires, Founder Psychology & the Venture Capital Bubble

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Called 15-20 founders each day, asking for employee count, revenue, growth rate, and product description to gather early metrics

15-20 founders per day

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