How do we pick winners?
During 6 weeks we try to answer the question: Is capital the #1 factor inhibiting this startup’s potential?
If the answer at the end of the program is yes, we invest.
High tempo
Skin in game
Done hard things before
Coachable but high conviction
Doesn’t ask for permission
Balances research + action
Is clearly ambitious
Can clearly communicate ideas
“Lives in the future”
Differentiated MVP
A unique insight
Clearly solves a gap
Customers are intrigued
Demand scales to 100M ARR Projections
Built something already
Has unfair leverage in market
The problem/solution is clear
Large, profitable, staple market
It’s clear the way things are done suck
Legal grey area to trial a new way
If this startup succeeds they could be uncontested
Customers aren’t skeptical of tech
The inefficiency is rampant, recurring and costly
