Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago

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Marketing Partner Ryan Rigney got in the booth with Kenan Saleh, Emily Bennett, Fareed Mosavat, and Troy Kirwin from the a16z speedrun investing team to talk about:

00:00 - patterns we're seeing in apps for SR007
04:50 - our process for reviewing apps
08:20 - traction signals we look for
09:10 - on teams that are a little too early for speedrun
14:26 - surprising things we've seen in interviews
20:46 - why you SHOULD NOT take vc funds
25:16 - why should founders pick speedrun?

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