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Episode 33: Amit Garg- Investing in the future of Artificial Intelligence

The One Percent Project- Entrepreneurship, Leadership & Resilience

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Episode  ·  37:41  ·  Oct 16, 2021

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My next guest on The One Percent Project is Amit Garg. Amit is the Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Tau Ventures, an AI-focused seed fund. He kicked off his career at Google and then went to work with Norwest Venture Partners and Samsung NEXT- Samsung's investment arm. He has also co-founded HealthIQ, which is valued at USD 450M. He did his bachelor's and masters from Stanford and MBA from Harvard Business School.Join our No-Spam WhatsApp groupIn this conversation, he talks about:How his professional and personal journey helped him as a venture capitalist?Why did he set up an AI-focused seed fund?What is his venture evaluation and investment framework?When should a founder consider raising from a VC?How should seed-stage founders build their teams?Why is bottom-up market sizing more insightful?His thinking behind investing in nuTonomy and Misfit.Key Take-Aways:Venture capital money is "Rocket Fuel". If you take rocket fuel too early, you will burn in the atmosphere before reaching the moon and the stars. It is not about 'WHAT' you do but about 'HOW' you do it. Team, Technology and Traction are the three most significant aspects a venture capitalist should look for while investing.

37m 41s  ·  Oct 16, 2021

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