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Inside the Venture Studio Model: JT Benton on Building Startups from the Ground Up
In this episode of the Innovators and Investors Podcast, host Kristian Marquez interviews JT Benton, a founding partner of 9point8 Collective and a general partner at B'More Venture Studio. JT discusses the venture studio model, which focuses on creating companies by starting with a defined thesis or problem to solve rather than just taking existing ideas. JT explains how this model differs from incubators and accelerators, emphasizes the importance of product-market fit, and shares insights about the structure of ownership between studios and founding teams. The conversation also touches on…
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