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#049 - Luke Graham - Pi Labs - Venture Capital, Research, Dry Powder And Social Science In Construction - Lessons From A Researcher Turned VC
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In this episode of Bricks & Bytes we have Luke Graham - Head of Research at Pi Labs to discuss venture capital, research, social science and psychology and many more.
Tune in to find out about:
The purpose of research in VC
The origin of venture capital
Role of social science and psychology in venture capital and construction tech
The benefits of partnering with a VC aside from the cash
Thoughts on trends like AR, VR, Metaverse and AI
Whether you should get an MBA
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Luke Graham | Head of Research at Pi Labs 🔍 | Venture Capital Researcher | ConTech
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Timestamps:
(0:00:00-0:05:05) - Intro
(0:05:05-0:07:42) - Role of a Head of Research at a Venture Firm
(0:07:42-0:17:00) - How to identify if a product is viable or not for any business
(0:17:00-0:18:50) - How does venture capital work
(0:18:50-0:21:10) - Why do we need venture capital
(0:21:10-0:26:00) - What impact does social science have on the venture capital world?
(0:26:00-0:27:35) - Thoughts on psychological theory
(0:27:35-0:37:20) - Is there still dry power in venture capital
(0:37:20-0:57:15) - Thoughts on AI, VR, AR and Metaverse hype
(0:57:15-0:59:05) - Outro