David Peterson is a venture capital investor at Angular Ventures who brings unusual depth to early-stage companies through his background as an early Airtable leader and his academic approach to growth dynamics, applying cognitive science and decision theory to help founders navigate experimentation and timing decisions. He specializes in category creation and has developed a distinctive investment filter focused on founders with secret insights who can become the center of movements while attracting top talent, particularly in the enterprise software space where customers build their own solutions. David Peterson is a venture capital investor at Angular Ventures who brings unusual depth to early-stage companies through his background as an early Airtable leader and his academic approach to growth dynamics, applying cognitive science and decision theory to help founders navigate experimentation and timing decisions. He specializes in category creation and has developed a distinctive investment filter focused on founders with secret insights who can become the center of movements while attracting top talent, particularly in the enterprise software space where customers build their own solutions.