Camilo Acosta is a GP at Perceptive VC, a pre-seed and seed stage venture firm investing in AI-first companies across the US and Latin America. He was previously a product lead at Meta. Prior to that, he was the cofounder and CEO of Pay By Group. Camilo's favorite book: The Power Law (Author: Sebastian Mallaby)(00:00) Introduction (00:29) Key Factors for AI Startup Success(01:23) Disruptive Opportunities for Startups in the AI Tech Stack(03:15) Challenges and Opportunities in AI Hardware(04:15) Assessing Ambitious Hardware Opportunities(05:23) Promising Trends in Verticalized AI Applications(06:21) Impactful AI Applications in Healthcare and Education(08:11) Modes and Building an Edge in AI Startups(09:10) The Importance of Truth Seeking and Paranoia in Founders(11:13) Overlooked Opportunities in AI, Particularly Computer Vision(13:26) Traits of Successful AI Startup Founders(15:46) Balancing Coachability and Self-Reliance in Founders(20:43) Personalized Compute Devices and the Future of Hardware(22:34) Infusing AI into Venture and Private Equity Workflows(25:34) Exciting Breakthroughs and Seed Fundable Opportunities in AI(27:44) The Future of AI Investing and the Role of Founders(29:48) Rapid Fire Round--------Where to find Prateek Joshi: Newsletter: https://prateekjoshi.substack.com Website: https://prateekj.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prateek-joshi-91047b19 Twitter: https://twitter.com/prateekvjoshi