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 This Week in Startups

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