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E26 Deciphering Super Founders with author and DCVC partner Ali Tamaseb

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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

  continue reading

52 episodes

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Manage episode 293027415 series 2601023
Content provided by Sand Hill Road. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Sand Hill Road or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

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

  continue reading

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