What advice would you offer founders in this relatively unloved space?
It seems that acquirers doing talent hires are starting to offer founders more flexibility in sustaining their work independently if the products are not of strategic value.
In the right situation, investors focused on the post-seed round can offer founders some key advantages.
As an active angel, I quickly realized that, with deep operational and leadership experience under my belt I had a lot more to offer founders than just a check.
Daniel Gross, a Partner at Y Combinator and the brains behind the AI track, explained to me that his aim was to offer founders desirable data sets, compute resources and technical mentors, among other things.
GYC will also offer founders the opportunity to live on college campuses for up to two years, with help from collegiate partners like Cogswell College, Georgetown and Princeton.
Kleiner Perkins has launched a new, small seed stage investment initiative within its latest fund to invest in technology like virtual reality and drones that will offer founders a suite of additional services.
Daniel Gross, a Partner at Y Combinator and the brains behind the AI track, explained to me that his aim was to offer founders desirable data sets, compute resources and technical mentors, among other things.
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