FOUNDERS UNPLUGGED E8 - Alistair Baillie - Ship Shape

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Alistair Baillie, Co-Founder & CIO/COO of Ship Shape, joins me in this conversation to explain how he and his co-founder are aiming to update the landscape of investment outreach for founders. Something that, in his opinion, is long overdue.In usual Founders Unplugged fashion, we also talk about a lot of other stuff, including AI, sci-fi, book recommendations, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, investment outreach best practices and so much more. Check out Alistair on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bailliealistair/Ship Shape is the Venture Capital Search Engine. Ship Shape is a Search Engine that lets you search individual investors at VC firms, portfolio companies and investment entities:https://www.shipshape.vc/searchAre you a founder and want to appear on the show? Apply via: https://form.jotform.com/231084539774363Want to know about me and ThinkWork?https://www.thinkwork.info/Music: bensound.comLicense code: HUBW6ZIVX97N4KEC

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This episode was published on June 16, 2023.

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Alistair Baillie, Co-Founder & CIO/COO of Ship Shape, joins me in this conversation to explain how he and his co-founder are aiming to update the landscape of investment outreach for founders. Something that, in his opinion, is long overdue.In usual...

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