[lafay]

> I appreciate that Mark Suster is upfront in saying he's only interested in the correct pedigree.

I didn't read it in such black & white terms. More like: If your team is uniquely qualified to solve the problem you're working on, you should lead with that.

At the very least, spend some time refining a story about why whatever background you have actually is the perfect pedigree for what you're working on.

[jacques_chester]

I'm human. I read things through a lens partly composed of gall.

In an early draft of my comment I thought about emphasising that it's a showdown between two strawpeople, which leaves most of the rest of us guessing where we fit.