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Venture capitalists often<\/span> say that they don\u2019t just back a company because of its vision, but also because they believe in the founder or founding team and think they\u2019re the right people to execute the startup\u2019s goals.<\/p>\n However, being the right person to bring an idea to fruition has no correlation with being a good CEO or manager of a resulting startup, and investors may find themselves tied into a yearslong relationship with someone who turns out to be problematic.<\/p>\n Though it\u2019s impossible to predict whether someone makes a good CEO, Cameron Newton, a founder and general partner at Relevance Ventures, told TechCrunch that a good indicator of how a founder will act in the future can be how they interact with you throughout the pitch process.<\/p>\n \u201cThose sorts of things you pick up on right away,\u201d he said. \u201cDo they like constructive criticism or are they defensive? How are they responding to your criticism or the holes you are trying to punch in their pitch?\u201d<\/p>\n Eric Bahn, a co-founder and general partner at Hustle Fund, said that you don\u2019t always see a founder\u2019s true colors until they start to come under stress or enter personally uncharted territory, like managing a growing staff.<\/p>\n So, when one slips through the cracks even after performing due diligence, what can you do?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n