E1051: The Power of Accelerators E2 Cameron Teitelman, Founder & Chairman of StartX on optimizing Stanford's entrepreneurial landscape, thesis on peer-support groups' correlation to founder success, why growth-stage founders join StartX & more!

1:00 Jason intros Power of Accelerators Episode 2! 3:07 Jason intros StartX Founder Cameron Teitelman: What is StartX, how do they invest, when and how was it started? 6:54 How does StartX exist? Are they profitable? 8:43 Why would a growth stage founder join StartX? 13:28 What is the process for selecting founders/companies for StartX? What is unique about Stanford students? 16:28 Difference between arrogance and confidence, StartX's "No A**hole" rule, Cohort size 20:47 What does StartX look for in founders, what questions are asked in interviews & what preferences do they have regarding co-founders 27:04 How do VCs look at StartX? What are their demo days like? 31:54 Thoughts on YC's demo day & how to run a demo day process 41:16 Cameron on hacking his way into VC, new StartX funds, thesis on successful founders & peer-support groups 45:58 Stories about getting cut out of a deal 48:09 What StartX's portfolio signaling tells them about successful founders, importance of time management 51:59 Steve Blank's theory of customer development, top portfolio companies