Stanford has always been a center for entrepreneurism so it’s no surprise that Stanford is helping lead the way with accelerators, incubators, and seed funds.
This panel discusses what these new models look like, how they’re different from the failed model of the late 90’s, and what this might mean for the traditional VC model. We brought in Dan Ha, the director of Stanford’s SSE Labs which gives students money to see if their ideas have any legs (without taking any equity!). Ricky Yean, founder of Conversely, shared his experience with the Y-Combinator model. Ooshma Garg, Founder and CEO of Anapata serves in mentorship roles for SSE Labs and has first hand experience with the rebirth of the incubator. Finally, Greg Gretsch, serial entrepreneur turned successful VC helped us answer the big question: how does this shift towards small seed rounds affect the venture capital business model. Our conclusions may shock you so check out the video below.
- Host: Andrew Bellay, VC & Money Editor, AlwaysOn
- Greg Gretsch, Partner, Sigma Partners
- Dan Ha, Managing Director of SSE Labs & SSE Labs (Now: StartX)
- Ooshma Garg, Founder & CEO, Anapata (Acquired.)
- Ricky Yean, Founder, Conversely (Y-Combinator)
[Originally published By Andrew Bellay on aonetwork.com]