Dinner with Grace Isford, Partner at Lux Capital

Insights from the youngest person to become a partner in Lux Capital history

It was a great honor to organize an Icons dinner with Grace Isford, a Partner at Lux Capital and Stanford alum. We really enjoyed learning more about your unique approach to investing. Thanks so much for sharing your perspectives with us, Grace! Thanks to my co-organizers Gvantsa (Gwen) Karanadze and Ben Gusberg. 7 key insights below:

1. Follow good people 

2. If you want a job, ask for advice 

3. If you are a coveted asset, you have control and can dictate terms 

4. The application of AI to the sciences is a tremendous opportunity

5. Always bet on the founder, over the market 

6. Looks for spikey, not well-rounded founders – people who excel in one trait but may other weaknesses 

7. Prefers taking technological to market risk when investing

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