A founder who bet on 350 startups says passing on a hot AI company taught him a hard lesson

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Angel investor Immad Akhund said passing on Scale AI taught him to rethink his bias against young founders.
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Immad Akhund passed on Scale AI, now worth $14 billion, because the founders were "so young," he said.
The miss taught him to rethink his bias against young founders.
The…

This story appeared on businessinsider.com, 2025-05-14 07:25:03.
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