What Matters Most for Startup Founders
Thursday, February 5, 2026, 10:00 AM PST – 11:00 AM PST
Virtual event
Hosted by Sam Wong
IQ alone isn't enough. Entrepreneurs need emotional intelligence. Paul Graham from Y Combinator said it best: characteristics related to your emotional intelligence matters more than your IQ. "We thought when we started Y Combinator that the most important quality would be intelligence. That's the myth in the Valley. And certainly you don't want founders to be stupid. But as long as you're over a certain threshold of intelligence, what matters most is determination…flexibility, imagination, naughtiness, and friendship." - Paul Graham, legendary founder of Y Combinator Too many founders focus…