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EPISODE · Mar 2, 2026 · 28 MIN

The Path to Funding Your Next Great AI Startup Idea

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Most AI fundraising advice is performative gibberish disconnected from capital reality. Arjun Dev Arora, managing partner at Format One, breaks down why founders absorbing social media narratives about billion-dollar pre-seed rounds are setting themselves up for failure. Arjun reveals why traditional VC support models collapse post-check, how technical founders systematically mismanage board dynamics, and why the only defensible AI moats come from proprietary data loops.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Decode why AI founders chase hype valuations instead of building real businesses with Format One's Arjun Dev Arora.

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