How Do You Get Ready for the Investor Sprint?

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Chur: I'm curious what the process is like to all te ten companies and do two minutes each. Do they do thirty minute interviews with them and d you set up individual meetings? What's the up what's the actual tactical process of those fund raising tours? Chur: We know basically what we want to make sure they have in their investor deck, where they're going to get t ask questions. They go out for two weeks high water mark for a dream it company. The invest s pick whom they want to meet with. Start ups are going into their offices. They get usually thirty minute meetings....

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