'The Best Founders I Backed Had No Hobbies': VC Sparks Hobby vs. Obsession Debate
johncoogan · x · 2026-11-12
A TBPN podcast clip jokes that a hobby only counts if you visit a physical store quarterly and the staff knows your name. Investor mashadrokova quotes it saying the best founders she backed had no hobbies—only obsession with the company. John Coogan amplifies the exchange.
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