Astasia Myers is a GP at Felicis, an iconic VC firm with investments in companies like Shopify, Canva, Adyen, Notion, Mercor, Plaid, Supabase, Flexport, and more.
Astasia's favorite books: God's Bankers (Author: Gerald Posner)
(00:01) Introduction
(00:26) Astasia’s Infra Thesis
(03:59) Golden Age of Infra & Innovators Network
(06:22) RL Environments & AI Agents
(08:57) Disruption Opportunities: Data & Observability
(11:31) Where to Find Infra Founders
(16:31) Early Signals & Thesis-Driven Investing
(18:01) Picking & Decision-Making Process
(20:11) Red Flags in Infra Investing
(22:20) References & Diligence
(24:35) Proof of Usage & Production Signals
(26:24) Building Edge as an Investor
(28:01) How Felicis Helps Founders Post-Investment
(30:05) Consensus vs. Contrarian Views in Infra
(32:09) Tourist Traps in Infra Investing
(34:43) GTM & Sales Motion in Infra
(37:25) Pricing Strategies for Infra Startups
(40:09) Ecosystem vs. Core Product Focus
(42:15) Lessons from Outlier vs. Good Companies
(44:30) Infra Wedges to Fund Today
(45:23) Commoditized but Promising Categories
(47:06) Exciting AI Advancements
(48:21) Rapid Fire Round
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Where to find Astasia Myers:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/astasiamyers/
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