Every AI investor needs to do this...👀
Summary
Top VCs now demand founders build with AI tools themselves before investing. Failing to do so means they 'don't have the skill set to make an evaluation' of the company. Founders and builders must deeply understand the power of these tools to secure VC funding.
Key Takeaways
- VCs expect founders to download and build with AI tools themselves before investment decisions.
- Understanding the full power of AI tools is critical for securing VC funding.
- Hands-on experience with AI tools is now a prerequisite for VC investment.
- Founders who don't use AI tools themselves will struggle to get VC backing.
- VCs now demand a deep, firsthand understanding of AI capabilities from founders.
- Failing to use AI tools directly can disqualify founders from VC consideration.
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Transcript Excerpt
If I meet investors today that haven't actually downloaded and tried to build something themselves, I think they don't have the skill set to make an evaluation of the company they're looking at. I think it's so critical to actually just understand how powerful these tools are today before you make those decisions.…
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