I like this: "Mark Suster, Venture Capitalist, Angel investor & former entrepreneur.
Votes by Eren Bali (CEO & Co-founder, Udemy), David King (Founder & CEO, Green Patch and Blippy), Tao Tao (Co-founder, GetYourGuide), Jessica Mah (Founder/CEO inDinero.com), Michael Wolfe (Founder & Entrepreneur -- Vontu, Kana, I/PRO, P...), (more)
It obviously depends on stage. I like to invest at the seed or A round. My ideal team is simple:
Assuming 6 people
1. 5 engineers
2. 1 CEO who doubles as head of product management
3. Nothing else
But obviously I am open to other configurations. The key important things are:
- strong tech DNA
- dominance of tech personnel relative to others
- strong product focus on CEO
I never invest in:
- business people who outsource tech dev to 3rd parties ("to speed up time to market")"