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Nikhil Basu Trivedi: Why 99% of AI Investments Will Go Bust | E1057 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Sep 6, 2023 · 13 mentions

• ▶ 28:23 Nikhil Basu Trivedi My hope is that footwork is an embodiment of sort of who my partner Mike and I are, and that we express ourselves fully authentically through the investments we make and how we conduct ourselves as a firm.
• ▶ 30:36 Harry Stebbings Do you and Mike have to agree to get a deal done? 4 times in the scene
• ▶ 41:07 Nikhil Basu Trivedi They took a chance without having known Mike and me for a very long period of time.
• ▶ 42:57 Nikhil Basu Trivedi One, board members that we've served alongside, both Mike and me, people who we've literally been in the boardroom with, um, and that's, that was a subtle way to say, like, here's all the people you can call as references, and you probably…
• ▶ 45:29 Nikhil Basu Trivedi You know, we were heavily scrutinized on us as people because so much of our strategy is really just about the two of us, Mike and me, and our ability to make decisions in the partnership that we have.
• ▶ 46:28 Nikhil Basu Trivedi Uh, Catherine and Rachel, who are our operations folks at Footwork, actually send both Mike and me every week, uh, what does our calendar look like for this, this week that's just passed, and what does it look like for the upcoming week? 2 times in the scene
• ▶ 1:04:03 unnamed speaker There you go, same with Mickey, but I was just so floored by that, and I, I just loved it, and so I just respect the hell out of those guys, and I do think they are one of the most collaborative and team-based firms, if not the most out…
• ▶ 1:07:18 Nikhil Basu Trivedi Who are re-founders and co-owners of the firm with Mike and me, but most importantly, we've, we've been able to already work with a handful of really special founders and companies, um, where we've been their lead series A or C partner. 2 times in the scene