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Founded by Rich Bendis

Deborah Jian Lee

When asked to describe the profile of a typical tech start-up founder, many people picture a hoodie-clad twenty-something, the ink still drying on their computer-science degree. But earlier this year, Bloomberg’s venture capital arm, Bloomberg Beta, commissioned a study to identify the key qualities of start-up founders – and they came up with a very different picture.