What Can Go Wrong With Your Platform?

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i learned most at d f j was thinking about how big something get, not about what can go wrong. And i think when t to really answer your question, the way you have to do that is it might be having an approach to determine where the killerops are going to emerge. But irony is is that if you start trying to build a platform company, usually fail. You'll find out in a year or two after it's out, what people do with it....

0:20 Jason intros Alchemist's Ravi Belani
3:41 Why is Alchemist named after Paulo Coelho book? What is the biggest benefit of Accelerators?
5:47 Ravi's background at DFJ, sourcing the Justin.tv investment
15:02 Why Ravi left DFJ to start Alchemist
21:52 How many companies have gone through Alchemist and what is their standard deal?
28:21 Why accelerators take more risk than VC firms
35:07 The best entrepreneurs love the process
38:35 How are Alchemist's programs structured? Did they have trouble transitioning to remote?
44:38 Have virtual meetings been resulting in checks from investors? Dealing with investing in competitive companies
49:59 What is Alchemist's diligence process like?
55:01 What does venture capital funding look like in the medium-term