Episode 1367

Sunday VC School: how investors work together + Prime Movers Lab's Ramez Naam | E1367

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00:00 Jason and Molly introduce the show

01:54 Sunday VC School - how investors work together

06:53 How collaboration varies across investing stages

08:43 Odoo - Get your first app free and a $1000 credit at https://odoo.com/twist

09:49 Why seeing other late stage investors be passive in a deal is a warning sign

11:20 How raising from more investors can be actually be easier than raising from a few

15:44 Lead investor responsibilities

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21:38 How VCs can win over founders

26:44 Do VCs get offended by what order they get into a startup?

29:16 Will investors still invest if the founder picked another VCs term sheet?

31:33 Molly and Jason introduce the next segment

33:25 Revelo - Get 20% off the first 3 months by mentioning TWIST at https://revelo.io/twist

35:10 This Week in Climate Startups - Ramez Naam

37:55 Advancing existing technologies vs. inventing new ones

42:19 Early stage climate investing

46:43 The declining costs of renewable energy

52:52 Confronting climate tech skeptics

57:06 How writing science fiction impacts Ramez's investing

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