Kevin Talbot co-founded Relay Ventures in 2008 around an "always-on, mobile-first" thesis before mobile dominance was obvious, and became one of the earlier institutional backers of shared micromobility companies like Bird. He brings a distinctive aviation/pilot perspective to evaluating founders, comparing entrepreneurship to flying in uncertain conditions, and advocates for "conviction over consensus" investing based on non-consensus insights rather than committee-comfortable deals. Kevin Talbot co-founded Relay Ventures in 2008 around an "always-on, mobile-first" thesis before mobile dominance was obvious, and became one of the earlier institutional backers of shared micromobility companies like Bird. He brings a distinctive aviation/pilot perspective to evaluating founders, comparing entrepreneurship to flying in uncertain conditions, and advocates for "conviction over consensus" investing based on non-consensus insights rather than committee-comfortable deals.