Carmen: Terawatt spawned keyframe capital. House of Macadamias, the founders have been listeners to this podcast for a long time and started their own company. The kids are not this startup's first investment; they read my book Angel investing in startups. They've more healthy fats and less carbs so you look nice on your keto diet. Every product is vegan and paleo since you probably don't eat enough macadamia nuts.
On VC Sunday School, Jason and Molly discuss how VCs size their investments (1:40). Then, Molly is joined by Ben Birnbaum of Keyframe and TeraWatt! (13:17)
(0:00) Molly tees up today's topics!
(1:40) Jason breaks down how VCs think about bet sizing!
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(13:17) Molly welcomes Ben Birnbaum of TeraWatt and Keyframe to discuss his background and why he started TeraWatt!
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(28:15) Ben explains the current state of commercial EVs and TeraWatt's progress
(34:05) How TeraWatt spawned Keyframe, where Ben is an investment partner
(38:20) House of Macadamias - Get 20% off at https://houseofmacadamias.com/twist by using code TWIST20
(39:47) Ben explains how and why he started an investment firm to fund his own startup (and startups like it!)
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