The Full Ratchet · Sep 24, 2026
With Glenn Solomon, Managing Partner at Notable Capital
Glenn Solomon said every one of his biggest venture successes correlates most closely with one thing, the quality of the founding team he backed.
Plenty of investors start with the size of the market or the strength of the idea. Solomon said the idea matters less than the people, and that he has had to relearn it many times.
"No matter how great an idea is, if the founding team isn't stellar, the outcome is not going to be great."
Glenn Solomon, managing partner at Notable Capital, where he leads the cloud infrastructure and AI practice, gave the answer on The Full Ratchet's Investor Stories segment, where the host asks investors for the hardest lesson of their careers.
The full segment is covered here so you can skip it.
Here are the 2 lessons that matter.
Key Takeaways
His biggest wins correlate with the founding team, not with the idea
A great idea does not save a founding team that isn't stellar
He has relearned the lesson many times, and strong founders have covered for him when he forgot it
1. Founders Over Ideas
The host asked Solomon for the biggest mistake or hardest lesson of his career and the story behind it.
His biggest successes track the quality of the founders
"I think my biggest successes, by far, all correlate most highly with the quality of founding teams I've backed." — Glenn Solomon
The idea cannot make up for the team
"No matter how great an idea is, if the founding team isn't stellar, the outcome is not going to be great." — Glenn Solomon
