Why No Idea Is Truly Unique | Leveraging Warm Intros and Mentorships | Communicating Urgency and Opportunities to VCs | Success Beyond Funding | Inside NYU’s Acceleration Program with Khoa Ma, Associate Director @ Endless Frontier Labs | Ep 6

Science VC

Are there unique ideas anymore?
Khoa Ma is an Associate Director at Endless Frontier Labs, a program at NYU Stern School of Business for early-stage science and technology startups.
Topics in this episode
0:00 Intro
1:07 Khoa’s Career Path
3:22 How Endless Frontier Labs Evaluates Startups
8:45 What Gets Startups Into Endless Frontier Labs
11:22 Most Impressive Startup Pitch
14:49 Maximizing Mentor Relationships
18:38 Building Investor Connections
26:20 Measuring Success Beyond Funding
29:33 Showing Traction Pre-Revenue
33:16 VC Blind Spots in Deeptech
36:32 Separating Sci-Fi From Reality
39:13 Underrated Deeptech Opportunities
42:31 Communicating Urgency to Investors
45:14 Founders’ Aha Moments
48:50 Best Cold Outreach Examples
51:55 No Unique Ideas Anymore
57:28 Reading Books vs. Doing
1:00:22 Who Should Apply to Endless Frontier Labs
1:01:46 Connect With Khoa
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