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Mike Annunziata is the Founding Partner of Also Capital, the Co-Founder of Farther Farms & a board member of Varda Space.In this episode, Ollie & Mike talk about: Mike's fund, Also Capital Deep tech industry trends How to find great deep tech founders The founding story of Varda Space The founding story of Farther Farms How to master deep tech brandingTimestamps: 00:34 Mike's Background04:16 Varda Space Founding Story07:14 Storytelling for Founders09:47 How do VC's find investment opportunities in Deep Tech?13:56 How to launch a startup?17:42 Farther Farms origin story20:04 The steps to grow Farther Farms from Seed to Series B22:17 Mike's lessons from his early times as an entrepreneur24:03 Should you stay in a stable career or start a company?25:21 Mike's approach to deep tech investing31:32 Having fun and playing to win33:58 The importance of getting on that flight36:47 How the best founders lead their teams?41:44 The biggest challenge of founding Farther Farms43:42 The importance of aligning leaders with organisational culture46:44 The difference between a seed stage founder, a growth stage founder & a public company CEO48:34 How to pick good board members50:32 How to guide founders as a board member53:15 Who are board members typically?54:11 Branding for deep tech companies57:31 How to attract the best team to your deep tech startup?59:18 Exciting frontier technologies arriving in the future01:03:50 The Also Capital Flywheel01:06:17 What does being a Father teach you about life?Mike [Twitter] Ollie [Twitter, WEBOAF] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theoafproject.substack.com
