An angel investor in 350 startups, including Airtable and Rippling, says founders shouldn't copy Silicon Valley playbooks

• 06/07/2025, 2:30 AM
• businessinsider.com

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Startups are told to run like Airbnb, go full "founder mode," and follow OKRs — Objective and Key Results. But Immad Akhund, an angel investor since 2016, said copying Silicon Valley playbooks can backfire.