Anabel Lippincott Paksoy co-founded The Council Fund and serves as partner at 43, bringing an unusual operator background from scaling Opendoor's team from 30 to 600 employees, which she now uses to evaluate early-stage founders based on their ability to attract talent and build community rather than just product metrics. She has built her investing approach around the idea that angel investing works best as a collaborative team sport, creating structured communities where investors share deals and learn together while focusing on founders who serve specific niche communities and tackle unsexy operational problems. Anabel Lippincott Paksoy co-founded The Council Fund and serves as partner at 43, bringing an unusual operator background from scaling Opendoor's team from 30 to 600 employees, which she now uses to evaluate early-stage founders based on their ability to attract talent and build community rather than just product metrics. She has built her investing approach around the idea that angel investing works best as a collaborative team sport, creating structured communities where investors share deals and learn together while focusing on founders who serve specific niche communities and tackle unsexy operational problems.