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Michelangelo Valtancoli is an early stage VC investor at Stride.VC and previously the podcast host of Almost Founders, where he provided high quality, straight to the point information on being a founder, raising, and building. He placed top 10 in Bayes Business School and was an avid actor in Italy and Michigan, USA during his year abroad. In this 1hr+ session, we discuss acting entrepreneurship, venture capital, AI in the entertainment industry and approaches to acting. Tune in for a great session!Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelangelovaltancoliAre you raising pre-seed to series A? Send me your Pitch Deck: [email protected] and Founders1:15 Early stage VC as a first jobhttps://stride.vc/5:29 How would you describe VC (Venture Capital)?8:04 Building vs VC - the contagious enthusiasm of founders13:14 Working with and learning from big names in VC19:31 Why go to VC after talking about entrepreneurship on Almost Founders?25:15 Almost Founders podcasthttps://open.spotify.com/show/6EMNZGQ0jbyMJdAQRyFn4030:44 Getting information - using twitter and finding ecosystems34:41 Team interactions in EF and VC - how is VC and the startups ecosystem changing?https://www.joinef.com/42:49 Keeping on top of new changes and information + generalist vs specialist fund52:52 Starting another podcast?1:00:25 Gen Z vs previous generations1:03:50 What motivates you to help out and work with students?1:09:25 London vs Europe VC ecosystem1:11:45 I am a VC t-shirt! Loving VC!Acting and the Entertainment Industry1:12:46 Acting experience - does it make it easier to do podcasting?1:16:58 Stepping into a character, body language, and most difficult character to play1:27:35 Dissertation on AI affecting the entertainment industry1:31:48 AI in collaborative storytelling, comedy and non-standard patterns of thinking (Deepmind)https://computationalcreativity.net/iccc21/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/ICCC_2021_paper_118.pdf1:40:31 Getting back into the entertainment industry... but as a VC!Impact and motivations1:42:48 Curiosity as motivation for creating impact1:45:23 Michelangelo’s inspirations: Dad >> Matthew McConaughey (What is a son without his father? - Dune)1:47:54 What are the next steps?1:49:12 Where can people find your work?
