Next Gen VC: Looking Into the Future
summary
US VCs without European offices say they lead series A to accelerate US go-to-market for European startups, offering hiring, customers and operating-model help. Growth funds promise deep time commitment — Meritech-style one to two deals per partner per year — and hands-on scaling from $5M to $100M+ ARR. Portfolio anecdotes: Rippling and Palmer Luckey-backed ventures move from outcast to half‑billion-to‑billion revenue. Macro view: firms still deploy, valuations are resetting, and durable heuristics — monopoly focus, contrarian sourcing, and compounding 1% improvements — win.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Investor introductions
- 6:12Investing in European startups
- 10:54The macro environment
- 15:18Venture capital heuristics
- 21:13Operational company building
- 25:16Inbound vs. outbound sourcing
- 29:42Market vs. founder importance
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