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:
Mike's fund, Also Capital
Deep tech industry trends
How to find great deep tech founders
The founding story of Varda Space
The founding story of Farther Farms
How to master deep tech branding
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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018 Mike Annunziata: Building the best seed stage venture capital firm on the planet (Also Capital)