1:12 Jason's backstory as a Founder, Author, Angel Investor, Advisor, and Accelerator CEO

3:47 Chris's backstory as a former professional athlete to entrepreneur, professional coach, and advisor

8:36 Jason discusses the goals and objectives of Prepare4VC and where they focus on startup founders

10:42 Chris describes what makes Prepare4VC different from other accelerator programs

14:25 Jason describes the value of being in a cohort with other founders and the stage where Prepare4VC can assist founders in the program

17:31 Chris describes where Prepare4VC is focused relative to other accelerator programs and institutional VCs and the kinds of people that are a fit for the accelerator

20:58 Chris describes Prepare4VC's approach on helping develop the leader and their business idea

25:10 Chris gives an example from one demo day illustrating how they help CEOs see blind spots

27:22 Jason discusses how Prepare4VC finds entrepreneurs and startup founders and how they support them before and after the program

29:20 Chris breaks down the leadership development aspects of Prepare4VC

32:55 Jason describes his book Venture Forward and its one central idea

33:53 Chris describes the idea of venturing forward yourself

37:52 Jason discusses the importance of founders thinking about their goals and what they want to build

42:31 Jason discuss the importance of building cohesive teams

44:53 Chris discusses the rare qualities in the most successful startup founders

51:01 Jason discusses transformational moments in a startup's life

52:13 Chris explains the indicators of success for startups at Prepare4VC

58:16 Jason discusses the community and ecosystem they are building at Prepare4VC

59:58 Chris discusses the Startup Oasis

1:07:45 Chris discusses teams and how going solo is so much harder

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