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Pre Accelerator

Halo Collective | Week 1: Foundational Knowledge

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Halo Collective | Week 2: Being a Founder

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Module 2: Building an MVP

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Halo Collective | Week 4: Business Model

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Halo Collective | Week 5: Customer Profiles

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Halo Collective | Week 6: Validation Research

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Halo Collective | Week 7: Metrics and TAM

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Halo Collective | Week 8: Iterating on MVP

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Halo Collective | Week 9: User Feedback

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Halo Collective | Week 10: Competitive Matrix

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Halo Collective | Week 11: Building A Team

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Halo Collective | Week 12: Accelerator Prep

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Video lesson

Foundational Knowledge

In Today’s Episode with Gili Raanan We Discuss:

  • From Founder to World’s Best Seed Investor:

    How did Gili make the move into the world of venture with Sequoia?
    How did Mike Moritz and Doug Leone recruit him? What was that process like?
    What are 1-2 of Gili’s biggest takeaways from working with Doug and Mike?

  • How to Find and Pick the Best Founders:

    Why does Gili believe that both market and product is BS? Why are the founders all that
    matters?
    Why does Gili believe that the founder does not have to be a domain expert in a market to
    create a massive company in that market?
    Why does Gili believe that both market and product is BS? Why are the founders all that
    matters?
    Why does Gili believe that the founder does not have to be a domain expert in a market to
    create a massive company in that market?

  • What it Takes to be the Best Seed Investor:

    Why does Gili believe that the best seed investors do not have theses?
    How important does Gili feel the brand of the VC firm is? What were his biggest lessons
    on brand from spending 15 years as a General Partner @ Sequoia?

  • 2021 is Back: Pricing, Uprounds and more

    Why does Gili believe that the best companies are always expensive and will always be
    expensive at every round?
    Why does Gili believe that 2021 pricing and funding is back?
    Is this a good thing? How does Gili advise founders on how much to raise and what
    valuation to set with investors?
    What does Gili believe are the single biggest sins from the zero interest rate environment?

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