Mike Annunziata is the Founding Partner of Also Capital, the Co-Founder of Farther Farms & a board member of Varda Space.
In this episode, Ollie & Mike talk about:
Timestamps:
00:34 Mike's Background
04:16 Varda Space Founding Story
07:14 Storytelling for Founders
09:47 How do VC's find investment opportunities in Deep Tech?
13:56 How to launch a startup?
17:42 Farther Farms origin story
20:04 The steps to grow Farther Farms from Seed to Series B
22:17 Mike's lessons from his early times as an entrepreneur
24:03 Should you stay in a stable career or start a company?
25:21 Mike's approach to deep tech investing
31:32 Having fun and playing to win
33:58 The importance of getting on that flight
36:47 How the best founders lead their teams?
41:44 The biggest challenge of founding Farther Farms
43:42 The importance of aligning leaders with organisational culture
46:44 The difference between a seed stage founder, a growth stage founder & a public company CEO
48:34 How to pick good board members
50:32 How to guide founders as a board member
53:15 Who are board members typically?
54:11 Branding for deep tech companies
57:31 How to attract the best team to your deep tech startup?
59:18 Exciting frontier technologies arriving in the future
01:03:50 The Also Capital Flywheel
01:06:17 What does being a Father teach you about life?
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