Author: Anna Schneider | CMO at Supsindex

I work at the intersection of strategy, startups, and venture building, with experience across consulting, venture evaluation, and company development in Europe and emerging markets. After beginning my career at Boston Consulting Group, I moved deeper into the startup ecosystem, working with venture funds, incubators, and founders on growth strategy, market positioning, and scaling. Now based in Istanbul, I focus on supporting founders and investors across cross-border ecosystems, guided by the belief that strong companies are built through the right people, clear strategy, and disciplined execution.

Global startup indices

In a venture capital landscape plagued by $1.2 trillion in wasted capital, traditional assessment methods are failing. Discover how global startup indices are transforming the ecosystem. Learn why the modern startup selection process by global indices relies on behavioral data, and explore how a decentralized startup index studio and an advanced startup index creation platform can accurately measure founder resilience and decision-making under pressure.

The Alchemy of Alignment: Why a Cofounder finding website is Only the Beginning

A visual representation of why a cofounder finding website is only the beginning of building a startup team.

Finding a partner with the right technical skills is easy, but surviving the “dark forest” of early-stage growth requires much more. Discover why a basic cofounder finding website is only the beginning. Dive into the science of start-up team conflict prediction, learn how to conduct a true compatibility assessment between founders using behavioral DNA, and explore the advanced flight simulators used for building a resilient founding team that can actually survive market shocks.

Startup Ecosystem Fit: The New Benchmark for Founder Success

A founder analyzing startup ecosystem fit and global integration metrics.

A founder can be a technical genius in Berlin, but if they lack the local “street smarts” and regulatory literacy required to navigate the ecosystem in Singapore, their venture will likely stall. In a world of borderless talent, Startup Ecosystem Fit is no longer a “nice-to-have”—it is the primary predictor of international scalability. Discover how objective diagnostics are replacing intuition to identify which founders are truly ready to build, scale, and add value to their new markets.

The Hidden Pattern That Stared Me in the Face for 3 Years

A mentor reflecting on the hidden pattern that stared her in the face for 3 years regarding founder success.

Why do brilliant academic stars with perfect pitch decks keep crashing six months into their startup journey? For a mentor in Vienna’s top incubator, the answer was a hidden pattern that stared her in the face for three years. Discover how the GEB test finally gave her the data to identify “Novelty Bias” and change the way she mentors founders forever.

VC Due Diligence: 7 Proven Steps to Best Investments

A magnifying glass focusing on founders, illustrating the future of VC due diligence and measuring founder risk.

Between 2019 and 2024, an estimated $1.2 trillion in venture capital was wasted—mostly due to preventable founder error. It’s time to stop flying blind. Discover how Supsindex is transforming VC due diligence by measuring founder risk and soft power across the entire investment lifecycle.