I’ve spent time in the edit bay recently, working with HxHLabs to share the real world shifts happening in venture capital due to AI. This latest project, a fireside chat between Martin Tobias and Shauna Causey, highlights how AI has fundamentally changed what VCs are looking for in the pre-seed stage.

Two of my favorite takeaways from this edit:

• ‘Ideas’ are not fundable in the brave new world of AI-assisted building, VCs expect product demos.
• Solo founders are face a steeper climb to secure capital; Martin Tobias is looking for “two guys and a dog”.
• Founders who are passionate about solving a marketplace problem they’ve been forced to endure in the past, will often go the distance given the resources.

Check out this 60-second highlight, and if you want the full deep dive, here’s a link to watch the full sit-down on HxHLabs’ YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/vZ4Emww5U00