Paige Finn DohertyFounding Partner, Behind Genius · Founding Partner at Behind Genius Ventures

the next generation of investors and founders

11 Jan 2024 · 1 min

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In this brief talk, the speaker invites college students—viewed as the next generation of investors and founders—to share the problems they are passionate about. The speaker outlines three essential components for a compelling submission: (1) an engaging hook that captures attention and conveys the significance of the problem; (2) incorporation of expert quotes and thorough research on market trends, early‑stage startups, and relevant companies; and (3) a personal explanation of why the issue matters to the student, emphasizing authentic motivation. The speaker stresses that the personal relevance is the most critical element.

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I would love to hear your perspective as a college student about the problems or issues that you are personally passionate about. You are the next generation of investors and founders, and I want to hear from you. So the best kind of this writing is one includes an engaging hook that grabs our attention and helps us understand and care about the problem. 2 is quotes experts. You can do this through interviews or researching or reading online or books, whatever, and includes research on market trends and relevant early-stage startups, companies in the space. And then 3, this is like most important to me, is like, why do you care about it? Why is it important to you? Really tell me like why this is the problem that you chose to write about.