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Emerging VC Talent: Edition 7, Marina Girgis
- In the seventh edition of the interview series on emerging VC talent, Marina Girgis, Principal at Precursor Ventures, shares insights.
- Marina's background includes experience as a hostess, in equity research, and now in venture capital, focusing on pre-seed investments.
- She emphasizes the importance of trusting her gut in assessing pre-seed investments due to the lack of financial models.
- Marina highlights the transferable skills from equity research to venture, such as asking insightful questions and reading between the lines.
- As a generalist, she excels in rapidly grasping new industries and forming informed opinions, a skill honed in equity research.
- Marina discusses the significance of high-level and specific questions in evaluating founders and their businesses.
- In pre-seed investing, she looks for alignment in vision with founders and emphasizes the importance of passion and belief.
- Marina stresses the significance of genuine excitement and gut instinct in making investment decisions.
- She values the speed and focus on true pre-seed investing at Precursor Ventures, underscoring the competition dynamics at this stage.
- Reflecting on her first investment love, Marina recalls being drawn to AMD and its CEO for their strategic vision and leadership qualities.
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