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CZ tells founders to show execution results instead of pitching ideas

CZ said strong execution could make 99% of startup ideas good ones, while asserting that 98% of teams cannot execute effectively.

CZ tells founders to show execution results instead of pitching ideas
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In a post reported on 2026-10-23, CZ said founders should show him execution results rather than pitch startup ideas.

He said many people ask him whether their ideas are viable. In his view, 99% of ideas are good ones if a team executes strongly enough, but 98% of teams cannot execute effectively. Those percentages were presented as his assessment.