The Role Accelerates Play and Anointing Whips

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Iyow: Most companies come out to dream it with maybe one p o s c, but we hear time and time again is we're accelerating the process. We've had once or twice in last year where people are on customers sprints and they turn out to be investors like we weren't looking for money. Andt gets back to my point about the role accelerates play and anointing and picking whips. It's i celerates that ofor all business. I think they get in front of some of the a, the most mon investors yo can think of. But again, we're in these verticals. If it's urban teck, it's fifth...

1:00 Jason thanks all frontline workers and intros Dreamit Ventures’ Steve Barsh
3:33 How did Dreamit start, what is the goal and how is their program structured?
9:43 How often does Dreamit follow-on with their portfolio companies, how do they think about pricing, valuation & leading rounds?
15:15 Steve goes over some of Dreamit’s top portfolio companies: SeatGeek, LevelUp & Houseparty and explains how SeatGeek pivoted while going through Dreamit’s program
18:20 How early will Dreamit Ventures go? Pre-revenue? What verticals do they focus on how do they improve their program?
27:24 What is the most important thing Dreamit does for founders: advice, anointing or money?
30:07 At what point during the process does Dreamit turn on the criticism? What questions do they ask during Accelerator interviews?
42:58 How much of Dreamit’s program focuses on the fundraising process?
48:59 Lightning round: How founders should judge accelerators, nailing interviews, multiple accelerators, follow-on philosophy, bridge rounds, top firms that Dreamit works with