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Overview of how to be supported post-grants, including accelerator programmes and investment. Also an overview of what makes a good pitch decks & how to secure venture capital.
A
So,
let's
Jump
Right
In
so
now
you're
trying
to
make
your
dream
a
reality,
and
this
is
where
you
know
a
lot
of
the
the
programs
that
we
launch
and
own
in
the
late
stage.
Builders
team
are
kind
of
kicking
in,
so
there
are
a
number
of
programs
that
that
we
own
here
right.
So
one
is
the
accelerator
program
I'm
going
to
go
into
quite
a
bit
of
detail
on
accelerators.
A
Next
one
is
soft
noise,
which
is
a
platform
that
connects
the
builders
in
our
ecosystem
with
investors
and
then
there's
the
Builder's
fund
so
think
about
early
stage,
capital
pre-seat
capital
into
your
kind
of
emerging
nascent
idea,
and
then
lastly,
we
have
Phil
VC.
That
I'm
also
going
to
highlight
today
in
a
little
bit
so
two
pieces
accelerators
what
are
accelerators.
What
is
it
that
we're
doing
and
I'm
super
super
excited
to
have
Carlos,
Gabriel
and
Sean
here
today,
who
are
dmds
of
a
couple
of
our
accelerator
programs?
A
So
what
is
it
that
we
do
in
accelerators?
Imagine
you
are
a
Founder.
You
just
came
out
of
a
grant.
You
are
now
kind
of
gelling
coming
together,
but
you
don't
know
how
to
create
a
legal
entity.
You
don't
know
how
to
hire
and
fire.
You
don't
know
how
to
fundraise,
and
you
don't
have
networks.
This
kind
of
padding
the
education
and
the
relevant
networks
is
what
we
provide
in
an
accelerator
program.
What's
does
that
look
like
an
accelerator
program?
A
Kind
of
is
is
a
concentrated,
often
three
months,
effort
where
our
partners,
like
the
tachyons,
like
the
favors,
go
out
into
the
wild
they'll
go
to
the
big
hackathons.
They
go
to
the
leading
universities
and
they
look
for
people
like
you,
Founders
that
are
leaning
into
the
Falcon
and
ipfs
ecosystems,
people
that
might
be
on
the
fringes
of
the
ecosystem,
but
are
looking
to
leverage
our
Technologies
and
they
want
to
get
in
touch
with
you
and
see
hey.
A
Do
you
have
the
potential
to
become
a
venture-backable
company
and
I
want
to
just
briefly
stand
still
and
elaborate
on
what
it
is?
What
what
I
mean
by
a
venture,
backable
idea,
if
we
think
about
the
amazing
Founders
that
are
applying
to
our
accelerator
programs,
we
want
you
to
have
thoughts
and
identified
a
couple
of
key
pieces
that
make
and
break
a
business
right.
So
there
are
kind
of
three
big
buckets
that
we
expect
you
to
have
thought
about
before
you
even
apply
right
and
then,
as
your
application
comes
in,
I
am
seeing
it.
A
The
team
is
seeing
it.
People
like
Gabriel
and
Carlos
are
seeing
it.
You
should
be
able
to
present
concisely
and
with
much
Precision
what
it
is
that
you
that
you
would
like
to
do
around
these
three
buckets
and
I'm
going
to
go
through
them.
One
by
one.
Does
that
does
that
work
like
do
I
see
Nottingham,
excellent,
okay,
so
the
first
bucket
in
you
know
in
defining
and
drawing
out
your
idea.
A
Is
the
feasibility
bucket
right
so
you're
going
to
come
to
us
and
you're
going
to
present
your
idea,
and
we
want
to
see
that
this
is
an
idea
that
is
actually
actually
feasible.
It's
feasible
to
build
with
the
technology
that
exists
today,
but
it's
also
feasible
to
build
with
the
team
that
you
currently
have.
If
there's
a
mismatch
between
what
you,
what
we
see
in
your
team
and
what
it
is
that
you
are
intending
to
build
likely,
your
application
is
going
to
be,
you
know
somewhat
somewhat
weaker.
A
We
are
interfacing
with
big
Venture
funds
right,
and
these
Venture
funds
have
an
obligation
to
produce
returns
for
their
investors.
Hence
the
startups
that
we're
sourcing
and
the
ideas
that
we're
looking
for
in
this
particular
effort
with
our
acceleration
partners
are
those
that
actually
have
a
business
model
that
can
create
outsized
returns
in
you
know,
on
a
three
five
ten
year:
Horizon.
Does
that
make
sense
to
kind
of
like
the
builders
here
in
the
fund
and
how
we
kind
of
scope
this
piece
out
do
I,
see
nothing.
Hats
I
think
SC
knotting
heads
perfect.
A
So
what
does
a?
What
does
an
accelerator
look
like,
what's
kind
of
like
the
archetype,
think
think
YC
a
lot
of
what
we
do,
the
tachyons
the
fabers
are
modeled
after
this
YC
model
right.
So
it's
a
three
months
project.
You
are
going
to
go
through
a
number
of
interviews.
We
are
going
to
pressure
test
you
on
the
three
kind
of
buckets
that
I've
outlined
earlier.
Then
you
are
going
to
be
selected
and
then
the
program
starts.
It's
going
to
be
intensive.
It's
going
to
be
three
months.
A
Every
week
you
will
have
multiple
check-ins
you'll
be
matched
with
mentors,
you'll
be
provided
seed
capital,
and
then
you
know
you
are
sprinting
into
this
big
objective,
which
is
called
the
demo
day
on
demo
day
you
are
going
to
have.
You
know,
you're
going
to
be
prepared
for
fundraising,
you're,
going
to
have
your
data
room
ready,
which
is
something
that
you
know.
Investors
expect
you
to
have
ready
by
that
point,
you're
going
to
have
a
concise
pitch.
A
That
speaks
to
exactly
the
points
that
are
going
to
make
your
business
a
billion
dollar
idea
and
then
you're
going
to
pitch
and
you're
going
to
be
one-on-one
there
asking
and
asking
questions
to
investors
and
being
asked
really
detailed
and
incisive
questions
by
by
Venture
capitalists,
hopefully
you're
going
to
get
funded
and
currently
in
most
of
our
strongest
programs.
We
have
a
really
really
strong
investment
rate
and
throughout
the
last
year
we
had
about
80
percent
of
all
the
companies
that
made
it
into
an
accelerator
Venture
funded
by
the
end
of
the
program.
Right.
A
So
that's
that's
an
extremely
strong
number.
We
have
a
lot
of
eyes
on
our
ecosystem
and
we
want
to
keep
that
bar
High,
even
in
a
slower
Market.
As
you
join
an
accelerator
program,
you
might
ask
yourself
hey.
Is
it
worth
the
commitment
right
like
it's?
It's
a
lot
of
time
that
we
are
going
to
you
know
take
out
of
your
schedule.
A
We
are
going
to
demand
that
time,
we're
going
to
be
quite
demanding
of
your
overall
capacity.
You
will
need
to
maybe
just
grab
some
pieces
of
your
social
calendar.
We
might
even
want
you
to
travel
right
so
for
the
Texas
program,
we
flew
everybody
into
Seattle
and
we
co-located
all
of
the
team
in
a
co-working
space
for
three
months,
and
that
is
what
it
is
and
you
are
going
to
feel
like
you
are
in
school.
Is
it
worth
it?
I
am
standing
here,
I'm,
biased,
but
I'm
going
to
tell
you.
A
It
is
right
what
you
are,
what
you're
going
to
get
is
not
just
in
program
support,
but
there
is
a
lot
that
comes
after
that
right,
there's
a
lot
that
can
last
it
after
that
there
is
things
like
pln
you're,
going
to
become
part
of
the
protocol.
Labs
Network
you're,
going
to
get
tax
advice
right,
even
post
program,
you're
going
to
get
access
to
the
best
legal
companies
within
crypto,
and
sometimes
we
even
sponsor
your
audits.
A
We
fly
you
out
for
Founders
Day,
who
here
has
been
at
Founders
Day
a
couple
days
ago,
seeing
yeah
wonderful
yeah,
seeing
a
couple
hands
right.
So
at
founders
day
we
had
80
Founders
like
portfolio
companies
that
we
invested
in
come
together.
Juan
was,
you
know
himself
doing
the
session
on
like
what
are
your
most
pressing
needs?
Tell
us
what
they
are
and
tell
us
how
we
can
help
right.
These
things
are
invaluable.
A
You
are
now
talking
to
a
person
that
has
built
billion
dollar
products
and
is
willing
to
sit
down
with
you
for
extended
time
and
talk
about
your
most
pressing
frictions
like
that
is
that
is
pln,
and
that
is
how
we
provide
value.
Another
piece:
how
we
provide
value
and
we're
very,
very
proud
of
it-
is
Phil
VC
Phil
VC
is
a
recurring
series
of
demo
days
that
we
are
holding
in
the
financial
capitals
of
the
world.
A
The
last
one
was
in
Singapore
at
the
fringes
of
token
2049
and
what
it
was
was
we
prepped
the
startups.
We
invited
the
top
investors
globally,
flew
all
of
them
into
Singapore,
put
them
into
the
room
and
basically
lock
them
in
with
our
startups
right,
close
the
door
towards
behind
them,
and
the
startups
were
pitching
three
minutes:
rapid
fire
pitches
to
a
couple
of
trillion
dollars
in
the
room,
yeah
that
that
that's
worth
like
quickly
standing
still
for
right.
So
the
investors
were
in
the
rooms
with
the
startups.
Investors
could
immediately
write
their
signal.
A
Their
interest
in
investing
into
these
companies
and
hundreds
of
introductions
were
made
so
most
of
the
startups
that
participated
in
Phil
VC
are
are
funded
today
right.
So,
if
you
guys
are
interested
in
getting
access
to
all
of
these
Services
pln
Phil,
VC
I
didn't
even
touch
on
South
nice.
Today,
I
highly
encourage
you
to
apply
to
our
accelerator
programs.