If you listen to a successful venture capitalist on a podcast detailing how they discovered the next multi-billion-dollar unicorn , you will likely hear a story of flawless deduction. They will describe how they recognized the founder’s unique genius, how their proprietary " pattern matching " aligned perfectly with a macro-economic shift, and how they boldly deployed capital when others were fearful. What they usually leave out is the chaos . They omit the fact that the st