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There are several qualities that good tech investors have in common: patience, focus, determination. But there’s another quality that might help determine successful investments: nerdiness.
It’s likely not one you’d immediately think of, but John Lilly insists it’s the truth. A self-proclaimed “alpha nerd,” Lilly is a partner at Greylock Partners, a venture capital firm in Silicon Valley.