E1070: The Power of Accelerators E7 Ravi Belani, Managing Director of Alchemist Accelerator on why the best entrepreneurs love the process, risk-taking, sourcing & investing in Justin.tv at DFJ & more

0:20 Jason intros Alchemist's Ravi Belani 3:41 Why is Alchemist named after Paulo Coelho book? What is the biggest benefit of Accelerators? 5:47 Ravi's background at DFJ, sourcing the Justin.tv investment 15:02 Why Ravi left DFJ to start Alchemist 21:52 How many companies have gone through Alchemist and what is their standard deal? 28:21 Why accelerators take more risk than VC firms 35:07 The best entrepreneurs love the process 38:35 How are Alchemist's programs structured? Did they have trouble transitioning to remote? 44:38 Have virtual meetings been resulting in checks from investors? Dealing with investing in competitive companies 49:59 What is Alchemist's diligence process like? 55:01 What does venture capital funding look like in the medium-term