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E26 Deciphering Super Founders with author and DCVC partner Ali Tamaseb
Manage episode 293027415 series 2601023
In this episode, Erasmus Elsner is talking to Ali Tamaseb, partner at DCVC, about his recently launched book "Super Founders: What Data Reveals About Billion-Dollar Startups".
00:00 Intro
01:00 Who is Ali?
03:02 Spark of motivation for the Super Founders book
05:49 Primary data collection
08:13 Data set: timeframe and selection criteria
10:28 The age of super founders
13:04 Optimal number of co-founders
16:12 Founder education
17:45 Did all of them go to Stanford?
19:38 Pre-founding work experience
21:08 Definition of the "super founder"
25:38 Painkiller vs. vitamin products
27:14 Startup competition
29:50 Defensibility factor
31:44 Venture funding vs. bootstrapping
34:41 Capital requirements
35:46 Startup fundraising
37:15 Time to hatch
52 episodes
Manage episode 293027415 series 2601023
In this episode, Erasmus Elsner is talking to Ali Tamaseb, partner at DCVC, about his recently launched book "Super Founders: What Data Reveals About Billion-Dollar Startups".
00:00 Intro
01:00 Who is Ali?
03:02 Spark of motivation for the Super Founders book
05:49 Primary data collection
08:13 Data set: timeframe and selection criteria
10:28 The age of super founders
13:04 Optimal number of co-founders
16:12 Founder education
17:45 Did all of them go to Stanford?
19:38 Pre-founding work experience
21:08 Definition of the "super founder"
25:38 Painkiller vs. vitamin products
27:14 Startup competition
29:50 Defensibility factor
31:44 Venture funding vs. bootstrapping
34:41 Capital requirements
35:46 Startup fundraising
37:15 Time to hatch
52 episodes
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