Taavet Hinrikus is a Partner at Plural, the early-stage fund that backs the most ambitious founders on a mission to change the world through technology. He co-founded Wise in 2010, where he was CEO and later Chairman, which went public in the first-ever direct listing in Europe in 2021. Prior to that, Taavet was Skype’s Director of Strategy until 2008, having joined as its first employee. He’s been an active investor for more than a decade, with personal investments in the likes of Bolt and Synthesia.
In Today’s Show We Discuss:
• VCs are Spreadsheet Monkeys
• Why Banker European VCs Suck More Than The Others
• Why Serial Entrepreneurs Are Better
• Why the 2:20 Fee and Carry Model in VC is Broken
• What are the Biggest Ways VC Investment Decision-Making is Broken
• Why is it BS when VC Firms Need Every Partner to Meet the Founder
• When and Why Will Founders Realise Multi-Stage Firms are Bad Early Investors
• Why Does Europe Need to Build its Own Tech Now More Than Ever
• Will Putin Invade More European Countries
• What are the Dangers of Having US Made Tech in Europe
• How Does the Change in Relationship Between the US and Europe Impact How We Build Our Tech Ecosystem?
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