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Refactor Capital

8 statements across 1 episodes · 5 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Apr 16, 2018 by Zal Bilimoria · said 4 times in 1 episodes since 2017 · across every show →

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Apr 16, 2018 positive
Insight
Scientist Founders Must Be Great Storytellers to Build Enduring Companies
“I think the scientist founders we meet have to be incredible storytellers. They need to be able to tell amazing stories to investors, which reduces financing risk, but they also have to be able to tell amazing stories To customers, to talent that they want to …”
Zal Bilimoria Apr 16, 2018 ▶ 8:45 20VC: How a16z Uses NPS To Create Better Founder Experiences, Why Intellectual Curiosity Is The Most Important Investor Trait & Creating A Fund To Last Through The Ages with Zal Bilimoria, Founding Partner @ Refactor Capital
Apr 16, 2018
Disclosure
Refactor Capital Hired an In-House Scientist for Deep Tech Diligence
“We also recently hired an in-house scientist who, helping us as well, lead a lot of the evaluation of these technologies.”
Zal Bilimoria Apr 16, 2018 ▶ 14:41 20VC: How a16z Uses NPS To Create Better Founder Experiences, Why Intellectual Curiosity Is The Most Important Investor Trait & Creating A Fund To Last Through The Ages with Zal Bilimoria, Founding Partner @ Refactor Capital
Apr 16, 2018 positive
Disclosure
Refactor Capital LPs Support Alternative Funding Structures for Deep Tech
“We're lucky enough to have some very wonderful LPs who are open to different funding structures to finance these companies.”
Zal Bilimoria Apr 16, 2018 ▶ 11:23 20VC: How a16z Uses NPS To Create Better Founder Experiences, Why Intellectual Curiosity Is The Most Important Investor Trait & Creating A Fund To Last Through The Ages with Zal Bilimoria, Founding Partner @ Refactor Capital
Apr 16, 2018
Prediction Didn’t hold up
Refactor Capital Plans to Invest in 40 to 50 Companies Per Fund
“If we're going to invest in 40 to 50 companies in this fund, one of them has to be the breakout winner, and a few of them have to be able to, you know, cobble together another one X, let's say.”
Zal Bilimoria Apr 16, 2018 ▶ 12:13 20VC: How a16z Uses NPS To Create Better Founder Experiences, Why Intellectual Curiosity Is The Most Important Investor Trait & Creating A Fund To Last Through The Ages with Zal Bilimoria, Founding Partner @ Refactor Capital
Apr 16, 2018 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Very Few Dedicated Seed Funds Lead Rounds in Deep Tech
“Yeah, there's certainly a lot more capital and deep tech at the venture and the growth stages of investing. So let's say series a and beyond, which is really fantastic news for us at refactor, but we haven't seen many dedicated seed funds in these areas, espec…”
Zal Bilimoria Apr 16, 2018 ▶ 15:20 20VC: How a16z Uses NPS To Create Better Founder Experiences, Why Intellectual Curiosity Is The Most Important Investor Trait & Creating A Fund To Last Through The Ages with Zal Bilimoria, Founding Partner @ Refactor Capital
Apr 16, 2018 positive
Insight
Refactor Capital Prefers Scientific Founders With Clear Go-To-Market Strategies
“These founders who are scientists, especially that we spend time with in biology, especially need to have strong answers on these go to market questions. We of course help our founders in these areas as well, but we'd much rather see founders go from one to a …”
Zal Bilimoria Apr 16, 2018 ▶ 8:14 20VC: How a16z Uses NPS To Create Better Founder Experiences, Why Intellectual Curiosity Is The Most Important Investor Trait & Creating A Fund To Last Through The Ages with Zal Bilimoria, Founding Partner @ Refactor Capital
Apr 16, 2018 positive
Disclosure
Refactor Capital Uses Delighted to Track Founder Net Promoter Scores
“So we adopted it at Refactor, and we actually used this really great, inexpensive tool called Delighted to do all that.”
Zal Bilimoria Apr 16, 2018 ▶ 5:23 20VC: How a16z Uses NPS To Create Better Founder Experiences, Why Intellectual Curiosity Is The Most Important Investor Trait & Creating A Fund To Last Through The Ages with Zal Bilimoria, Founding Partner @ Refactor Capital
Apr 16, 2018 bullish
Opinion
Zal Bilimoria Believes Engineered Biology Is Eating the World
“We believed, Biology is eating the world. Literally every portion of it.”
Zal Bilimoria Apr 16, 2018 ▶ 20:15 20VC: How a16z Uses NPS To Create Better Founder Experiences, Why Intellectual Curiosity Is The Most Important Investor Trait & Creating A Fund To Last Through The Ages with Zal Bilimoria, Founding Partner @ Refactor Capital
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