Investor Roundtable: Advice for applying to a16z speedrun

Investor Roundtable: Advice for applying to a16z speedrun

Marketing Partner Ryan Rigney got in the booth with Kenan Saleh, Emily Bennett, Fareed Mosavat, and Troy Kirwin from the a16z speedrun investing team to talk about: 00:00 - patterns we're seeing in apps for SR007 04:50 - our process for reviewing apps 08:20 - traction signals we look for 09:10 - on teams that are a little too early for speedrun 14:26 - surprising things we've seen in interviews 20:46 - why you SHOULD NOT take vc funds 25:16 - why should founders pick speedrun? 💡 If you're building the next great company, we want to fund your new startup. 👉 Apply now: https://speedrun.a16z.com/ 📲 Follow us for more insights: X: https://x.com/speedrun LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/a16zspeedrun/