review.firstround.com · 2018-09-14 · 2819d

Four Principles for Identifying Nonobvious Market Opportunities

Elad Gil shares insights from his experience as an operator and investor on how to spot and build in nonobvious markets that others overlook. Using Minted's founding story as a case study, he argues that market structure trumps founder traits and outlines principles for identifying high-growth opportunities before they become obvious.

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Company Size Growth - Twitter

90 to 1,500employees

range during tenure

Twitter after MixerLabs acquisition

Company Size at Entry Point

1,500employees

when Elad Gil joined

Google

Company Size at Exit Point

15,000employees

when Elad Gil left

Google

Minted Annual Revenue

nine figures$

current

Minted current state