Some say venture capital investing is a “pattern recognition” business. But others say that pattern recognition is one way unfounded biases are perpetuated. And that even experienced VCs who rely too much on pattern recognition are simply giving multiple anecdotes the status of data. And then there’s the fact that human beings have a tendency to see patterns that actually aren’t there. Let’s say the last few billion-dollar exits were all founded by attractive young men. Should you focus your efforts …
