Eric Paley is a former repeat founder who co-founded Brontes Technologies, a 3D intra-oral imaging company spun out of MIT that he ran through to acquisition by 3M, giving him deep technical and operational experience before becoming a VC at Founder Collective. He applies probabilistic thinking inspired by "Fooled by Randomness" to investing and argues against trend-chasing, believing that industry trends follow companies rather than the other way around, so he looks for outlier founders who create the next wave instead of fitting into today's hot categories. Eric Paley is a former repeat founder who co-founded Brontes Technologies, a 3D intra-oral imaging company spun out of MIT that he ran through to acquisition by 3M, giving him deep technical and operational experience before becoming a VC at Founder Collective. He applies probabilistic thinking inspired by "Fooled by Randomness" to investing and argues against trend-chasing, believing that industry trends follow companies rather than the other way around, so he looks for outlier founders who create the next wave instead of fitting into today's hot categories.