What Technology Investing Taught Me About Backing Football Talent
Brazil, 13th Jul 2026 – I spend most of my professional life evaluating early-stage companies and founders, deciding which teams are worth backing before the market has made that decision obvious. I didn’t expect that skill set to transfer so directly to how I think about football talent, but it has, almost point for point. The instincts that keep me from overpaying for a flashy pitch deck are the same instincts that make me skeptical of a highlight reel, and I think football’s talent evaluation world could learn a great deal from how serious technology investors actually make decisions.
Traction Is Not the Same as Trajectory
In early-stage investing, one of the first lessons you learn is that current traction — this month’s growth number, this quarter’s user count — tells you far less tha...
