About High Conviction

High Conviction is a publication launched and written by Scouut, founded by Matt Cook (the one with hair - just about) and Luca Simon.

After hiring outlier talent and assembling early startup teams that have since raised in excess of $1.2B USD, High Conviction is the culmination of our historical and continued learning.

It is our belief that almost all startup failures are caused by sub-optimal teams, and that outsized startup success is unlocked by optimal ones.

We have built countless outsized successes through the power of great startup teams, and High Conviction is our way of sharing that knowledge with the world, in an effort to help all startups build exceptionally great teams.

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