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What makes a great early stage investor? Venture has become a game of sales vs taste. Maya Bakhai, founder of Spice Capital, explains what taste is and why it’s s important for being a successful early stage startup investor. 🌶️ #15minfounder

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I think, you know, venture has become a game of sales versus a game of taste. A lot of people say they're early stage investors, but they don't actually want to do what is required at early stage. So at early stage, like you really have to believe in the founders vision. You have to believe in a market that may not exist. Like the ride sharing market going back to the Uber point wasn't a market. There was no Tam. There was no report I could research on ride sharing. It was created out of thin air. Same with Airbnb, right? Like that is taste from an investor who's able to imagine a future market that grows to a big size. Like that's the type of founder you want to be able to back. So I think one, one thing that, you know, I maybe disagree with some investors is I really emphasize like this taste and this imagination versus the the data, because I would argue that at precede, which is where I invest or seed, there is no data. And so like, if you don't have the muscle of being good at just like understanding what's going to pop. You're not going to be able to make it.

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Speaking of Taste..check out the Taste Economy by Marissa Daisy Firke https://dirt.fyi/article/2023/03/the-taste-economy

✨adding spice to the cap table✨ | Forbes 30 under 30

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thanks for having me!

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"Believing in a founder's vision before the market exists" - that's a powerful point. Early-stage investors gotta be a bit visionary themselves

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I agree - data is important, but it shouldn't overshadow a strong founding team with a clear vision. Investors gotta be able to see the potential

1mo

Love the Uber example - sometimes disruption creates entirely new markets. Data can't always predict everything

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1mo

Interesting perspective! Taste in early-stage investing can make or break a startup's journey. Exciting stuff!

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1mo

Understanding the importance of "taste" is 🔑

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🌶

1mo

Thanks for breaking it down, Maya

Edupreneur, Gestalt- driven Team-Builder/ Cancer & Social Action Advocate/ Web3 Educator & Builder #Solana #Rust

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Dang you’re smart

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