📶 Amir Kabir (Partner @ AV8 Ventures) on the four things that matter as a VC
📶 Amir Kabir (Partner @ AV8 Ventures) on the four things that matter as a VC
The hierarchy of VC priorities, finding product-market fit as an insurtech business, and looking for honesty when evaluating founding teams
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This week we had on Amir Kabir (@AmirKabir99) at AV8.
AV8 is an early-stage fund that focuses on healthcare, enterprise, financial services and deep-tech. Within his role, Amir primarily covers fintech and insurtech.
In this talk, we cover:
The four things that matter as a VC
Finding product-market fit as an insurtech business
Looking for honesty when evaluating founding teams
Check out the full episode below:
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