# VC Unfiltered by 1752vc > 1752vc is a Southern California–based venture capital firm and accelerator platform focused on identifying and scaling high-potential startups through a hands-on go-to-market execution lens. Founded by venture veterans with over a decade of experience, including the former President of the region’s largest angel network, the firm is headquartered in Santa Monica, California. This file provides information about VC Unfiltered by 1752vc to help large language models understand and reference this publication's content. ## Posts - [The Cap Table Never Lies](https://vcunfiltered.beehiiv.com/p/the-cap-table-never-lies) - [Will AI Eat the VC?](https://vcunfiltered.beehiiv.com/p/will-ai-eat-the-vc) - [The First 30 Minutes: How to Take a Founder Meeting Like an Investor ](https://vcunfiltered.beehiiv.com/p/the-first-30-minutes-how-to-take-a-founder-meeting-like-an-investor) - [The $100M Pre-Seed Problem](https://vcunfiltered.beehiiv.com/p/the-100m-pre-seed-problem): The most dangerous thing you can hand a pre-seed founder is $50 million. - [Research Previews Aren't Infrastructure](https://vcunfiltered.beehiiv.com/p/research-previews-aren-t-infrastructure): Last week, Anthropic broke my firm's operations. - [You Can't Opine on AI From the Cheap Seats](https://vcunfiltered.beehiiv.com/p/you-can-t-opine-on-ai-from-the-cheap-seats) - [How to Raise Venture Capital: AI Startup Pitches & Investor Advice](https://vcunfiltered.beehiiv.com/p/how-to-raise-venture-capital-ai-startup-pitches-investor-advice) - [There's No Magic Number](https://vcunfiltered.beehiiv.com/p/there-s-no-magic-number) - [Channels Don't Die. They Decay.](https://vcunfiltered.beehiiv.com/p/channels-don-t-die-they-decay) - [We Are Not Close to AGI — And That's the Whole Point](https://vcunfiltered.beehiiv.com/p/we-are-not-close-to-agi-and-that-s-the-whole-point) - [Collective Intelligence and Adaptation in Multi-Agent Systems](https://vcunfiltered.beehiiv.com/p/collective-intelligence-and-adaptation-in-multi-agent-systems): Part 14 of a 14-Part AI Series - [Designing Collaborative Multi-Agent Systems](https://vcunfiltered.beehiiv.com/p/designing-collaborative-multi-agent-systems): Part 13 of a 14-Part AI Series - [ The Framework and Categories of Multi-Agent Systems](https://vcunfiltered.beehiiv.com/p/the-framework-and-categories-of-multi-agent-systems): Part 12 of a 14-Part AI Series - [ Online and Offline Self-Improvement in Intelligent Agents](https://vcunfiltered.beehiiv.com/p/online-and-offline-self-improvement-in-intelligent-agents): Part 11 of a 14-Part AI Series - [Harnessing Large Language Models for Iterative Optimization](https://vcunfiltered.beehiiv.com/p/harnessing-large-language-models-for-iterative-optimization): Part 10 of a 14-Part AI Series - [Self-Evolution in Intelligent Agents](https://vcunfiltered.beehiiv.com/p/self-evolution-in-intelligent-agents): Part 9 of a 14-Part AI Series - [Action Systems: How Agents Move From Thought to Impact](https://vcunfiltered.beehiiv.com/p/action-systems-how-agents-move-from-thought-to-impact): Part 8 of a 14-Part AI Series - [Perception: How Intelligent Agents See, Hear, and Understand the World](https://vcunfiltered.beehiiv.com/p/perception-how-intelligent-agents-see-hear-and-understand-the-world): Part 7 of a 14-Part AI Series - [Emotion Modeling: Can Agents Learn to Feel, or Only Learn to Perform Feeling?](https://vcunfiltered.beehiiv.com/p/emotion-modeling-can-agents-learn-to-feel-or-only-learn-to-perform-feeling): Part 6 of a 14-Part AI Series - [Reward: How Intelligent Systems Learn What Matters](https://vcunfiltered.beehiiv.com/p/reward-how-intelligent-systems-learn-what-matters): Part 5 of a 14-Part AI Series - [World Models: How Intelligent Agents Learn to Imagine Before They Act](https://vcunfiltered.beehiiv.com/p/world-models-how-intelligent-agents-learn-to-imagine-before-they-act): Part 4 of a 14-Part AI Series - [Memory: The Architecture of Intelligence](https://vcunfiltered.beehiiv.com/p/memory-the-architecture-of-intelligence): Part 3 of a 14-Part AI Series - [Cognition: How Intelligent Agents Learn, Reason, and Decide](https://vcunfiltered.beehiiv.com/p/cognition-how-intelligent-agents-learn-reason-and-decide): Part 2 of a 14-Part AI Series - [From Language Models to Foundation Agents](https://vcunfiltered.beehiiv.com/p/from-language-models-to-foundation-agents): Part 1 of a 14-Part AI Series - [The Three-Phase Path to Startup Fundraising: A Guide for Founders](https://vcunfiltered.beehiiv.com/p/the-three-phase-path-to-startup-fundraising-a-guide-for-founders): Most startups raise money more than once, following a familiar trajectory - [Inside VCs’ Minds: Evaluating AI Startups](https://vcunfiltered.beehiiv.com/p/inside-vcs-minds-evaluating-ai-startups): VC Panel + Startup Pitch Competition - [How to Build a Brand](https://vcunfiltered.beehiiv.com/p/how-to-build-a-brand): Entering a competitive space without solid brand foundations can confuse you and your potential customers. - [How to Use Psychological Design to Boost Your Brand and Drive Conversions](https://vcunfiltered.beehiiv.com/p/how-to-use-psychological-design-to-boost-your-brand-and-drive-conversions): You’ve probably experienced this scenario: two nearly identical T-shirts, both seemingly high-quality, yet you find yourself drawn to one brand over another. Why? - [Why Startups Often Miss the Mark on Competition](https://vcunfiltered.beehiiv.com/p/why-startups-often-miss-the-mark-on-competition): One common misstep is underestimating or misidentifying competition - [Building Your Sales Pipeline: From Chaos to Clarity](https://vcunfiltered.beehiiv.com/p/building-your-sales-pipeline-from-chaos-to-clarity-9ff5): If you’re a founder doing your own sales, chances are your pipeline lives in a mix of Gmail threads, Notion checklists, and maybe a spreadsheet labeled “Leads v2 Final FINAL.”