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PrimeTime VC Ep29

42m · Culture: Founders, Entrepreneurs & Innovators · 16 Aug 18:58

Top VCs MatchUp: Nihal Mehta Partner at Eniac Ventures, Nia Johnson Investor, Olivia O’Sullivan Forum Ventures and Ollen Douglass VC & Board Advisor (Formerly Motley Fool Ventures)

Investors debate:

What should investors consider when making a bet on Ai during this frenzied environment? 

How should founders structure their fundraise?

Will VCs start using ChatGPT or Google’s BARD as an investment tool?

How important is it for founders to understand exactly how they will build a defensibility moat around their product at the pre seed / seed stage?

Cap table: What’s the ideal number to allocate for an employee option pool, why is it important and do you require the pool to be implemented before your investment?

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