158. The Deep Tech Debate: Why Invest in a Capital Intensive, Long Time-to-Exit Category? (James Hardiman)

James Hardiman of Data Collective joins Nick to discuss The Deep Tech Debate: Why Invest in a Capital Intensive, Long Time-to-Exit Category?. In this episode, we cover:

• James' definition of deep tech
• The segments within the category
• How this area differs from others
• Types of founders and founder profiles that he looks for
• Why he's willing to invest in a capital intensive, long-time horizon category
• Why deep tech will drive the biggest outcomes
• How founders are able to de-risk deep tech opportunities where many others don't
• The waves that are coming in deep tech
• and finally how some consumer, social companies became deep tech companies by accident.

 

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