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- Judge companies on build history, not a deck
- Evaluate founders through proof of work
- Find teams before they are fundable everywhere else
Mentor & Judge
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- See promising work early and help it get better
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- Offer office hours to founders you believe in
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- Projects become startups, carrying that history.
- Capital, talent and programs follow the signal.
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Accelerator
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Distribute non-dilutive funding to builders and startups in your ecosystem.
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