Transcript
What Investors Really Look For in Founders
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· 1 min · 168 words · 2 timestamped sections
This is the full, timestamped transcript of "What Investors Really Look For in Founders", an episode of Young and Profiting published November 14, 2025 (1 min, about 168 words). It mentions 6 people, works and ideas, including Investor, Michael (Ketone IQ founder), Harlan's mother (Grandma), market, change is the only constant.
What is discussed, and when
Notable quotes from "What Investors Really Look For in Founders"
Number one, I'm a startup investor, so I like to invest early. And so I always invest in the founder. Like I'm investing in people just like my grandma made a bet on me. I want to make a bet.
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Who and what is mentioned in this episode?
People
- Investor — Person · 2 mentions · first at
- Michael (Ketone IQ founder) — Person · 1 mention · first at
Number one, I'm a startup investor, so I like to invest early. And so I always invest in the founder. Like I'm investing in people just like my grandma made a bet on me. I want to make a bet on individuals that I think can execute.
- Harlan's mother (Grandma) — Person · 1 mention · first at
Like to invest early. And so I always invest in the founder. Like I'm investing in people just like my grandma made a bet on me. I want to make a bet on individuals that I think can execute.
Concepts & topics
- market — Concept · 1 mention · first at
They actually built. And that's okay. I just want to know that you're going to be able to adapt when the market changes. So, let's just say today with AI and everything's…
- change is the only constant — Concept · 1 mention · first at
Changes. So, let's just say today with AI and everything's changing, the only thing we know is change is the only constant. And the only thing I need to know as an investor is that when it changes, you will change.
- Artificial Intelligence — Concept · 1 mention
Full transcript with timestamps
What do you actually look for? Like are there key things that you look for when you decide like I'm going to invest in this company or not?
Number one, I'm a startup investor, so I like to invest early. And so I always invest in the founder. Like I'm investing in people just like my grandma made a bet on me. I want to make a bet on individuals that I think can execute. And I know whatever they pitch me today likely is going to change. There's probably one out of 150 companies that has pitched me the exact same thing that they actually built. And that's okay. I just want to know that you're going to be able to adapt when the market changes. So, let's just say today with AI and everything's changing, the only thing we know is change is the only constant. And the only thing I need to know as an investor is that when it changes, you will change
Questions about this episode
What is discussed in "What Investors Really Look For in Founders"?
In order: 0:00 Investor, change is the only constant, Harlan's mother (Grandma), market.
What is mentioned in this Young and Profiting episode?
6 people, works and ideas are mentioned, including Investor, Michael (Ketone IQ founder), Harlan's mother (Grandma), market, change is the only constant, Artificial Intelligence. Each one on this page links to its own page with every episode that mentions it.
How long is "What Investors Really Look For in Founders"?
The episode runs 1 min; the transcript is about 168 words in 2 timestamped sections.
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About this transcript: the episode's spoken words as captioned on YouTube, split into timestamped sections. Reclip.Me locates every person, work and idea in the text, keeps the time it is first named, and quotes the words around it verbatim. Last updated November 17, 2025.