[vikingyc]

I tend to notice lately, in the "wisdom" passing discussions from the VC, founders, etc. the word "grit" keeps getting repeated since 2016. Coincidentally, after the release the book by Angela Duckworth book Grit. Almost all the findings in the book and claims by Duckworth were discredited by Marcus Crede et all in the Journal Personality and Social Psychology. But the fake news keep getting repeated and none seems to stop and ask questions.

"I don't know for sure" is perfectly valid answer for a question like what do you look for in a founder.

[tedmiston]

I haven't read the book but conceptually it's not a new thing to gravitate towards as a founder quality. Before that they just called it perseverance. Personally I don't really see a difference between the two words, but some argue that grit is more macroscopic.