Byron Ling is Partner at Twelve Below.~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators.Nebius provides AI infrastructure you can count on, combining reliability and speed with flexibility and engineering support unmatched by hyperscalers. AI leaders like Meta, Shopify, and Higgsfield already partner with Nebius to run their AI workloads. Plus, venture-backed startups can save up to $150,000 on compute costs when they apply for access. Visit nebius.com or nebius.com/startups to learn more~~~~~~~~~~~~~Twelve Blow is an NYC seed/pre-seed VC firm ($160M AUM) backing breakthrough software-enabled businesses with high-conviction 10-15% ownership stakes—leading investments in Ro, Papa, K Health, Mirror (LULU acquisition), Italic, Osmind, Mantra Health, Odyssey Energy, Accrue Savings, Croissant, Campus, Truehold, Solstice, Health Universe, Conduit Health, Rondah AI, Barnwell Bio, VoiceOps, and Arya. NYC ecosystem veteran since Gilt Groupe operator days (2010), Byron honed thesis at Primary Venture Partners and Canaan Partners before co-founding Twelve Below with Taylor Greene (ex-Collaborative Fund/Lerer Hippeau) to nurture founders through product-market fit with hands-on strategy and networks. Wharton MBA holder focused on consumer health, healthcare infra, fintech, energy, SMB, and consumer.Topics:

Why NYC remains the underrated hub for healthtech fintech and consumer startups despite SF dominance
Building breakthrough companies through product-market fit with hands-on networks from day zero
Spotting defensible software moats in complex markets like healthcare infrastructure and energy

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