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The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch

20VC: Why Being First To Market Does Not Matter, Why You Do Not Have Defensibility on Day 1, How to Analyse Market Size and Present it to Investors, Vitamins vs Painkillers; Do Vitamins Survive Recessions and Good vs Great Messaging with Guy Podjarny @ Sn

May 24, 2023
Guy Podjarny, Founder of Snyk and former CTO at Akamai, shares his journey from the Israeli military to becoming a startup powerhouse. He challenges the myth of being first to market, arguing that market leadership matters more. Podjarny dives into product-market fit, revealing common mistakes founders make and the importance of messaging. He discusses the need for defensibility in startups and offers insights from his extensive experience as an angel investor, including the significance of understanding market size and strategic decision-making.
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