I'm not an investor, but I've had a parallel experience having been involved with roughly 150 tech contracts in my career. A strong predictor for mediocrity is

I'm not an investor, but I've had a parallel experience having been involved with roughly 150 tech contracts in my career. A strong predictor for mediocrity is when communication is troubled. If we're unable to have two-way conversations with all project stakeholders, it's almost a guarantee that we'll end up delivering something that has less value than it could, at a higher cost than was possible, and that nobody is thrilled with.