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Thoughts on team risk, cofounder dynamics, and the case for structured team diligence.

Accelerator Selection
Accelerators

Your Accelerator Selection Process Has a Blind Spot, and It's Costing You Money

You spend weeks reading applications, conducting interviews, and deliberating. But the most expensive failure mode — team dynamics — rarely gets measured before final selection.

Gary Travis April 6, 2026 11 min read
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Venture Studios

The Most Expensive Mistake a Venture Studio Makes Isn't Picking the Wrong Idea

Studios obsess over market selection and product-market fit. But the failure mode that actually costs $200K-$500K per company is one most studios still aren't measuring.

Gary Travis Apr 6, 2026 10 min read
Industry

DISC and Predictive Index Weren't Built for This

DISC and PI are great individual assessment tools. But venture studios aren't making individual decisions — they're making team decisions. Here's why that distinction matters.

Gary Travis Feb 20, 2026 5 min read
Team Risk

The Three Cofounder Risk Patterns We See Over and Over

After analyzing dozens of founding teams, the same three risk patterns keep showing up. Here's what they look like, why they're dangerous, and what to watch for.

Gary Travis Feb 5, 2026 7 min read
Team Risk

Why Startups Fail for People Reasons, and Why Most of It Is Predictable

The most-cited statistic in venture is also the least-acted-on. If team risk is the #1 failure mode, why isn't anyone measuring it before committing capital?

Gary Travis Jan 15, 2026 6 min read

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