In love, and in entrepreneurship, it’s a numbers game. And traditionally, you’ve had to kiss a lot of frogs. Even with a platform like Qodeo, which reviews your business attributes, recommending and grading potential matches, there’s still an art to identifying your perfect partner and building that long-term relationship.

Boston University Questrom School of Business discusses trends from their recent research, in partnership with Qodeo, where they interviewed venture capital and private equity leaders from across the Boston area.