From Thesis to First Check in One Hour

Hosted by Jorge M. Torres

Wed, Aug 26, 2026

4:00 PM UTC (1 hour)

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Venture Fluent
Jorge M. Torres
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What you'll learn

What an investment thesis actually is

A testable belief about where outliers come from, held firmly and updated when the evidence changes.

The MUST framework, applied live

MUST is my framework for turning a hunch into a working investment thesis. Learn it, then apply it to a real company.

Write your own one-line thesis

Leave with a single sentence you can say, defend, and revise on the way to your first check

Why this topic matters

Most people invest on instinct and hope it holds up. A thesis replaces hope with a belief you can test: where the next outliers come from, and why. In this free session we'll build one live using MUST, my framework for prototyping an investment thesis, on a real company you'll recognize. You'll leave with a one-line thesis, a way to test it against evidence, and a clearer path to your first check.

You'll learn from

Jorge M. Torres

Faculty @ Yale & Cornell Tech | Kauffman Fellow and former early-stage investor

Jorge M. Torres teaches venture capital at Yale and Cornell Tech and created Venture Fluent, a cohort-based course on the language and practice of venture investing. He has taught hundreds of students, many of them working today as company founders and investors. A Kauffman Fellow, he previously invested in early-stage consumer brands at Silas Capital.

Teaching & Professional Affiliations

Yale
Cornell Tech
Kauffman Fellows
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