I am planning to apply for the GTV. I am in the process of getting recommendation letter. Here is my question: Is it necessary that I must have worked (at least in some capacity) with the CTO/founder (or their company) ? or is it enough that they are aware about my work through my conference present...

I am aiming to apply for GTV by myself, so I was wondering when I can get some clarifications on the following: I have worked as a research assistant in the UK university for 7 years where I have worked on quantitative analysis (data science). I have a research paper and a conference paper from ther...