MasterClass's Pre-Revenue Investor, Alex Gurevich, Managing Director, Javelin Ventures; Top Changes In Early Stage Investing, Investment Decisions, etc

Check out Alex Gurevich, Managing Director of Javelin Ventures https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexg79/ https://www.javelinvp.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com 🤔 VCs not responding to you? Adam will review your deck & send you a detailed video with my actionable recommendations: Submit here: https://airtable.com/appBXetKIMsy5r3bE/pagQlrExmVx38bk6W/form Reach out on Linkedin if you have any questions: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamfodonnell/ DESCRIPTION Alex, Managing Director at Javelin Venture Partners, shares hard-won lessons from backing billion-dollar companies like MasterClass. In this episode, he breaks down what makes a truly defensible AI product and how founders can avoid the most common early-stage traps. TIMELINE 00:17:19 — "The 'sit-on-top' LLM wrapper actually can be the most defensible product if executed right." 00:18:04 — "AI products, leveraging their own IP." 00:18:07 — "As the AI gets better, their product gets better — that's the compounding advantage." 00:20:18 — "They just sold our games business, but the insight was in how they packaged it." 00:21:38 — "How they're interfacing with the companies as they scale — that’s where real value emerges."