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Todays show:
Jason kicks off Ask Jason live! Six live guests ask questions on key topics, including prioritizing multiple founders (13:28), advice around moat for a startup (52:42), and whether not focusing on AI in a pitch will affect investment chances (1:02:38).
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Timestamps:
(0:00) Jason kicks off another Ask Jason with 6 live guests!
(1:13) Sean asks about investment firms changing how they invest early on.
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(13:28) Pierson of jellypod asks about prioritizing multiple founders for investments or accelerators
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(39:56) Francis asks how to strike a balance between skepticism and enthusiasm when evaluating a company for investment, given that it's impossible to invest in every company.
(52:42) Hosum asks if explaining their startup's moat as current execution and future benefits after reaching product-market fit is enough to convince investors.
(1:02:38) Thom asks if not highlighting AI in our funding pitch will hurt our chances of getting investment.
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