How VCs evaluate pre-launch startups + Mycocycle's Joanne Rodriguez | E1540
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(0:00) Molly intros today's segments! (1:54) VC Sunday School: How Jason evaluates pre-launch startups (13:46) OpenPhone - Get an extra 20% off any plan for your first 6 months at https://openphone.com/twist (15:21) How VCs evaluate startups building for markets that don't exist yet (20:51) Comparing early examples of traction: pre-orders, crowdfunding, LOIs and more (29:16) Masterworks - Skip the waitlist to invest in fine art using at https://Masterworks.io/twist (30:36) Mycocycle CEO Joanne Rodriguez joins to talk about fungi-powered toxic waste removal and raw material generation (38:26) H…