Entrepreneur First’s Founder On Indian Talent, AI Startups, Selling SaaS Globally And Silicon Valley

The Neon Show

Talent Investing and the Future of Entrepreneurship
In this episode, we have Matt Clifford, founder of Entrepreneur First, an organization focused on talent investing. We cover how EF invests in talent, the success stories and unicorns that have emerged, and whether location truly matters for entrepreneurs.
Matt also discusses the optimism of Indian talent, the regulatory environment in Europe, and India’s unique AI opportunities. We also explore how the UK differs from the EU in tech innovation, why Silicon Valley remains the best, and what it takes to win in the software market.
Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
00:25 - Investing in Talent First
07:34 - Matt’s Journey From Mckinsey to EF
11:13 - Why EF is Now A Venture Fund
15:02 - How EF Investments in Talent
17:55 - EF Success Stories & Unicorns
26:16 - Does Location Matter for Entrepreneurs?
30:38 - Why Indian Talent is So Optimistic?
33:33 - Is Europe All About Regulation?
37:29 - India's Unique AI Opportunity
45:06 - How UK is Different From EU
50:08 - Why Silicon Valley is Still The Best
54:02 - What to Win in Software Market
56:34 - Key Learnings from 13 Years of EF
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Hi, I am your host Siddhartha! I have been an entrepreneur from 2012-2017 building two products AddoDoc and Babygogo. After selling my company to SHEROES, I and my partner Nansi decided to start up again. But we felt unequipped in our skillset in 2018 to build a large company. We had known 0-1 journeys from our startups but lacked the experience of building 1-10 journeys.
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