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"More than anything, we're looking for founders that are building for the future. They understand what it takes to build a business and commercialise a product or technology, and they're thinking ahead on what the milestones are that they need to hit.”
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Investor Spotlight: Tess Krasne, Alante Capital
“As early-stage investors, we really look for that unique understanding of the market and a potential solution. The solution doesn't need to be 100% ready, but there should be some level of an MVP (Market Value Potential) and a direction in terms of where they're going.”
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Investor Spotlight: Benjamin Wochner, Kopa Ventures
“Experience usually comes with a high price, but with drive and talent, I think you can do a lot. So, learn to be able to convince a skilled employee to join an early-stage startup where you maybe cannot offer a high salary but where you can deliver a vision."
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Investor Spotlight: Abe Murray, Alley Corp
"When you're out there talking to people building the future, dreaming dreams that don't exist yet, it's pretty inspiring. You start to feel like maybe we can tackle the problems in front of us."
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Investor Spotlight: Helmer Schukken, Rubio Impact Ventures
"Ultimately, and this is maybe most important, when we look at impact, we try to achieve what we call systemic impact, which means if this technology is adopted and becomes mature, it will become the industry standard. That means all our competitors will be doing it as well, which may be bad from a business point of view but is super good from an impact point of view."
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