Are there unique ideas anymore?Khoa Ma is an Associate Director at Endless Frontier Labs, a program at NYU Stern School of Business for early-stage science and technology startups. Topics in this episode0:00 Intro1:07 Khoa’s Career Path3:22 How Endless Frontier Labs Evaluates Startups8:45 What Gets Startups Into Endless Frontier Labs11:22 Most Impressive Startup Pitch14:49 Maximizing Mentor Relationships18:38 Building Investor Connections26:20 Measuring Success Beyond Funding29:33 Showing Traction Pre-Revenue33:16 VC Blind Spots in Deeptech36:32 Separating Sci-Fi From Reality39:13 Underrated Deeptech Opportunities42:31 Communicating Urgency to Investors45:14 Founders’ Aha Moments48:50 Best Cold Outreach Examples51:55 No Unique Ideas Anymore57:28 Reading Books vs. Doing1:00:22 Who Should Apply to Endless Frontier Labs1:01:46 Connect With KhoaConnect with Khoa on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/khoahma/Follow Endless Frontier Labs on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/endlessfrontierlabs/posts/?feedView=allConnect with JP Orlov on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jp-orlov/Follow Science VC on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/science-vcFollow Science VC on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/science.vcSubscribe to Science VC on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@ScienceVCSubscribe to our Newsletter https://substack.com/@jporlovLearn how WeArePalta can help your deeptech company communicate its science and impact https://www.wearepalta.com/

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