early-stage startups
also referred to as: early stage startup · early stage startups
3 statements across 3 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement May 21, 2025 by Matt Smith · across every show →
Everything said about early-stage startups, oldest first
May 21, 2025 neutral
Smith: Rapid AI Disruption Is Forcing Kickstart to Be Very Selective
“It feels like AI is raising the bar on an early stage startup on what they can do, what they can accomplish. And so it's making us be very selective in the investments we make because in three months we might be disrupted by something new.”
Jun 18, 2025 positive
Vijay: Early-stage startups should use patents defensively, not offensively
“Strategy for early stage startups should you know, my recommendation should never be on the offensive, that we have this patent, so you can't do it. Rather, it should be the other way around, since we have the patent, so we are, you know, legit to do it.”