Guest
Florian Stadler
Florian Stadler is Managing Director at Deutsche Telekom Hubraumfonds, as introduced on the show.
Episodes (1)
Xavier Péters, Thierry Baujard, Hazel Savage, and Florian Stadler discuss team, timing, and proprietary AI when deciding which music tech startups to back.
Questions these episodes answer
What do music tech investors look for in a founder?
Xavier Péters says LeanSquare prioritizes team first, preferring a strong team with a basic project over a great project with a weak team. They also look for product, commercial traction, and achieved milestones.
From: WISE Festival: Investing in the Future: Navigating AI Trends in Music Tech
How important is timing when investing in AI music startups?
Thierry Baujard says timing is always very important, and with AI, too early may be too early and too late is also not very good. Technology also needs room to keep developing.
From: WISE Festival: Investing in the Future: Navigating AI Trends in Music Tech
Do VCs understand AI well enough to invest?
Florian Stadler estimates 90 to 95 percent of VC partners do not understand foundational AI models, which makes investment decisions tough. Generalists fall back on pattern recognition that is still missing in AI.
From: WISE Festival: Investing in the Future: Navigating AI Trends in Music Tech
Should founders pitch themselves as an AI company?
The panelists say no. One warns against claiming AI when there is no MVP; another says calling yourself an AI company will soon sound like a company pitching itself as an internet company 20 years ago.
From: WISE Festival: Investing in the Future: Navigating AI Trends in Music Tech
How much AI due diligence do investors actually use?
Thierry Baujard uses ChatGPT and similar tools to research markets, and Xavier Péters uses AI for data and market understanding. Hazel Savage still relies on her own AI expertise and her co-founder's validation for angel decisions.
From: WISE Festival: Investing in the Future: Navigating AI Trends in Music Tech