On this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Mel Shakir, Managing Director at Dreamit Ventures

Key takeaways:

- How to stand out as a Venture firm

- Lessons learned transitioning from securetech entrepreneur to investor

- How to validate if the startups are solving the right problem?

Insights on how to build and scale products

- The 4 Ts to assess if a startup is investable

- Mistakes that securetech early stage startups could avoid