How VCs can distinguish the difference between opportunity and hype



What’s the difference between true opportunity and hype? Answering that question correctly is the difference between success and failure and the tech industry. And it’s a far more difficult question than it might appear. When everyone is convinced a specific tech is the future, founders – and even VCs – tend to pursue that tech en mass. But as anyone who’s been through a Valley boom and bust cycle knows, collective excitement – hype – isn’t the best indicator.Watch as FBV Ventures Co-Founder and Managing Partner Pegah Ebrahimi, Bullish Director Natalie Sportelli, and Mill Co-Founder and President Harry Tannenbaum discuss the differences between opportunity and hype at Disrupt 2024.

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