INSIGHTS

DEMO DAY IN SAN FRANCISCO

April 2024 Demo Day, with an opening fireside with Reid Hoffman, founder of LinkedIn

October 2024 Demo Day, with an opening fireside with Patrick Collison, founder of Stripe

April 2025 Demo Day, with an opening fireside with Vinod Khosla, founder of Khosla Ventures

 

EXCEPTIONAL PATHS

Don’t be a badge collector

You are not a lottery ticket – you are an underpriced option

Becoming a founder should be a lifelong career choice

Technology entrepreneurship and the disruption of ambition

Your career can change the world – if you use it wisely

Don’t trade your autonomy for stability

Katalin Karikó: learning from failure

The push and pull of productive partnerships

Nurture your imagination to cultivate anti-mimesis

HOW TO BE A FOUNDER

Start a company with a stranger

How to win at US customer development

UPDATES

Introducing def/acc at EF

Updating our global pre-seed investment offer to up to $250k

Launching our new hub in San Francisco

TALENT INVESTING

21st century alchemy

Talent: the emerging frontier of investing

What is Talent Investing?

What impact can you have as a Talent Investor?

What makes a great Talent Investor?

Reflections from an EF Intern

The Talent Agent Model