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In this CU Denver Business School lecture, Prof. Yosef Bonaparte explores the concept of the Moat — the competitive advantage that protects unicorns and venture-backed startups from imitation and decline.

Learn how venture capital networks, technology, and market structure create durable value and drive billion-dollar valuations.

📘 Topics Covered:

What is a Moat and why it matters in venture investing

Types of moats: Technology, Network, Brand, Capital, and Regulatory

The VC Moat: how top-tier investors amplify startup success

Measuring the Moat: Tier quality, network centrality, and capital depth

The illusion of a moat — avoiding vanity metrics

Case studies: NVIDIA, Stripe, OpenAI, Tesla, and Airbnb

💡 Key Takeaway:
Innovation starts the journey — but defensibility sustains valuation. Only startups that build strong moats maintain unicorn status.

🎓 Instructor: Prof. Yosef Bonaparte, Ph.D.
Director, MS in FinTech | University of Colorado Denver Business School

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