We started out with a very early stage, and as happens with any company, you cannot go up market. So we've a track for first time founders that are, let's say, a couple of people, pre product market fit. We've a track for series a stage founders, wo post product market fit. And a tract for companies that are fifty, two, a hundred employees. Within each of those, we can have these subtracts that are focused on the experienced background of the founder. Because we also have this another slice, which is the industries. Ecause we have hardware companies,. We've attract for medical companies, that's done really well, for consumer companies and a...
1:00 Jason intros Power of Accelerators Episode 2!
3:07 Jason intros StartX Founder Cameron Teitelman: What is StartX, how do they invest, when and how was it started?
6:54 How does StartX exist? Are they profitable?
8:43 Why would a growth stage founder join StartX?
13:28 What is the process for selecting founders/companies for StartX? What is unique about Stanford students?
16:28 Difference between arrogance and confidence, StartX's "No A**hole" rule, Cohort size
20:47 What does StartX look for in founders, what questions are asked in interviews & what preferences do they have regarding co-founders
27:04 How do VCs look at StartX? What are their demo days like?
31:54 Thoughts on YC's demo day & how to run a demo day process
41:16 Cameron on hacking his way into VC, new StartX funds, thesis on successful founders & peer-support groups
45:58 Stories about getting cut out of a deal
48:09 What StartX's portfolio signaling tells them about successful founders, importance of time management
51:59 Steve Blank's theory of customer development, top portfolio companies