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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Waikit Lau (Part 1)
Responding to a popular request, we are now sharing transcripts of our investor podcast interviews in this new series. The following interview with Waikit Lau was recorded in June 2018. Waikit Lau, investor and serial entrepreneur, has a refreshingly open attitude towards investing in very early stage companies. Wonderful conversation. Sramana Mitra: Tell us a
1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Kelly Perdew of Moonshots Capital (Part 2)
Sramana Mitra: What is the definition, in your case, of late seed and early Series A? What metrics are you looking for? Kelly Perdew: Typically, there’s an MVP. They’ve found a problem where they’ve either built a solution for and have started selling that to more than one client. They’ve raised some money. Usually, it’s
1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Kerry Rupp of True Wealth Ventures (Part 2)
Sramana Mitra: Is the woman decision maker in the purchasing decision critical? Kerry Rupp: It is critical. Not all decisions are always going to be made by women, but they are in markets that are dominantly women. Sramana Mitra: We’re on the same page so far. Talk about geography. Where do you like to invest?
1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Kerry Rupp of True Wealth Ventures (Part 1)
Responding to a popular request, we are now sharing transcripts of our investor podcast interviews in this new series. The following interview with Kerry Rupp was recorded in October 2018. Kerry Rupp, Partner at True Wealth Ventures, discusses their women-focused investment thesis. Sramana Mitra: Let’s get you introduced to our audience. Tell us about your investing
1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Biplab Adhya and Venu Pemmaraju of Wipro Ventures (Part 2)
Sramana Mitra: The question I’m asking is a little bit beyond what you just answered. Let us say we have a company that we want to send to you for investment. This company already has product-market fit. It is already deployed in major customers. It’s understood that it fits your stage requirement and validation requirement.
1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Biplab Adhya and Venu Pemmaraju of Wipro Ventures (Part 1)
Responding to a popular request, we are now sharing transcripts of our investor podcast interviews in this new series. The following interview with Milos Sochor was recorded in June 2018. Biplab Adhya and Venu Pemmaraju are Co-Heads of Wipro Ventures. Sramana Mitra: Tell us a bit about yourselves as well as Wipro Ventures. Let’s introduce
1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Ravi Mohan of Shasta Ventures (Part 5)
Sramana Mitra: One of my observations is, if you’re doing a pure logistics play, it’s getting harder and harder even in niche e-commerce. Amazon is so comprehensive. The big categories are all taken. The way to differentiate is with new branded products. What you are layering on to that is the notion of repeat purchase
1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Milos Sochor of Y Soft Ventures (Part 1)
Responding to a popular request, we are now sharing transcripts of our investor podcast interviews in this new series. The following interview with Milos Sochor was recorded in September 2018. Milos Sochor is Managing Partner at Y Soft Ventures, a firm in the Czech Republic. Fascinating conversation about how a small region is gradually becoming
