Geoffrey Woo joins MTS to discuss Anti Fund's investment strategy, the importance of attention and character for founders, and how creators build durability by evolving across platforms and narratives.

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Introduction

(01:02) Anti Fund Thesis and Leveraging Generational Talent

(02:23) Barbelling Strategy from First Check to Pre IPO Rounds

(03:52) Attention as a Scarce Commodity in an Automated World

(04:52) Creators as Capital Partners and the Solas Case Study

(05:46) Building Characters to Breakthrough in today’s Media Economy

(08:42) Analyzing Creator Durability and Reinventing Stories

(16:23) Product Storytelling and Turning Founders into Thumb Stopping Characters

(23:08) Balancing Narrative Storytelling with Technical Expertise in Startups

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Geoffrey Woo on Attention Economy, Creator Durability, and Character Building | MTS Live

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Geoffrey Woo on Attention Economy, Creator Durability, and Character Building | MTS Live