Venture Unlocked · 9 September 2026

Wins Above Replacement: The New Way to Judge Founders

Samir Kaji

Carter Reum discusses how M13 evaluates founders using 'wins above replacement'—a probabilistic framework for assessing founder-fit and decision quality independent of outcomes, alongside operator-led VC philosophy and portfolio construction discipline.

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