S6 Ep7 - Sarah Drinkwater - Founder Common Magic

Sarah Drinkwater, an influential pre-seed angel investor and founder of Common Magic, discusses the importance of community in technology companies. She defines community as a combination of utility and belonging, and emphasizes the role of community in connecting audiences to products and enabling long-term resilience. Sarah believes that community-building is not suitable for every company and depends on the specific audience and problem being solved. She also highlights the traits she looks for in founders, including resilience, persuasiveness, self-knowledge, and comfort with chaos. In terms of pitch decks, Sarah values clarity, a clear reason for the timing of the product, and a compelling reason why the founders are the right fit for the problem.Keywordscommunity, technology companies, utility, belonging, audience, product, resilience, founders, pitch deckTakeawaysCommunity is a combination of utility and belonging in technology companies.Community-building is not suitable for every company and depends on the specific audience and problem being solved.Founders should possess traits such as resilience, persuasiveness, self-knowledge, and comfort with chaos.Pitch decks should focus on clarity, the timing of the product, and a compelling reason why the founders are the right fit for the problem.TitlesTraits of Successful FoundersKey Elements of an Effective Pitch DeckSound Bites"Community is kind of utility plus belonging.""Technology is no longer the moat, go-to-market is the new moat.""Resilience is queen."Chapters00:00 Introduction01:20 The Role of Community in Technology Companies02:09 The New Moat: Go-to-Market03:36 Traits of Successful Founders09:14 Key Elements of an Effective Pitch Deck Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.