Hustle Fund partner on trend-betting risk: some waves just never get big
dunkhippo33 · x · 2026-10-11
A Hustle Fund partner continues his thread on early-stage investing: the core risk of betting on trends is that the wave never actually materializes. Many of their portfolio companies were never propelled by a trend and failed — and that's acceptable.
Related event: Hustle Fund Partner on Timing Trends and Accepting Startup Risk(2 posts)→
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