#049 - Luke Graham - Pi Labs - Venture Capital, Research, Dry Powder And Social Science In Construction - Lessons From A Researcher Turned VC

In this episode of Bricks & Bytes we have Luke Graham - Head of Research at Pi Labs to discuss venture capital, research, social science and psychology and many more. Tune in to find out about: The purpose of research in VC The origin of venture capital  Role of social science and psychology in venture capital and construction tech The benefits of partnering with a VC aside from the cash Thoughts on trends like AR, VR, Metaverse and AI  Whether you should get an MBA If you enjoy today’s episode, leave us a comment. And don’t forget to subscribe to our channel! ---------------------------------------- Luke Graham  | Head of Research at Pi Labs 🔍 | Venture Capital Researcher | ConTech ---------------------------------------- Today’s Sponsor: ⁠⁠⁠beta⁠⁠⁠ – Construction and technology network platform  – connecting the tech industry with traditional partners.  Check ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.the-beta.com⁠⁠   ---------------------------------------- Timestamps: (0:00:00-0:05:05) - Intro (0:05:05-0:07:42) - Role of a Head of Research at a Venture Firm  (0:07:42-0:17:00) - How to identify if a product is viable or not for any business   (0:17:00-0:18:50) - How does venture capital work  (0:18:50-0:21:10) - Why do we need venture capital (0:21:10-0:26:00) - What impact does social science have on the venture capital world? (0:26:00-0:27:35) - Thoughts on psychological theory  (0:27:35-0:37:20) - Is there still dry power in venture capital  (0:37:20-0:57:15) - Thoughts on AI, VR, AR and Metaverse hype (0:57:15-0:59:05) - Outro