The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch

20VC: Twitter's Most Controversial VC Delian Asparouhov on Inside the Walls of Founders Fund: What the World Does Not See | Why Western Europe Will Be Like the Third World | Why SaaS as an Industry Might Be Dead

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Delian Asparouhov is a Partner at Founders Fund and Co-Founder and President of Varda Space Industries, which is building the world's first space factories. At Founders Fund Delian has led deals in the likes of Ramp ($7BN) and Sword Health ($3BN) among others. Before joining Founders Fund, he was a Principal at Khosla Ventures, Head of Growth at Teespring, and Founder of a healthcare company called Nightingale.

In Today's Episode with Delian Asparouhov We Discuss:

1. Venture Capital: Winners, Losers and Everyone Else:

  • Who are the Top 3 venture firms in the world today according to Delian?
  • Why does Delian believe that Benchmark are not the firm they were?
  • Who will be the winners in venture in the next 10 years?
  • Who will be the losers in venture in the next 10 years?

2. Inside Founders Fund: What No One Sees:

  • What are the most important and impactful elements of Founders Fund that no one knows about?
  • What does Delian believe that the Founders Fund partnership will strongly disagree with him on?
  • Why does Founders Fund believe the path of most resistance is the best way to make decisions?
  • What single topic has Delian publicly disagreed with Peter Thiel on most? How did it go?

3. What Every Young VC Needs to Know:

  • What are Delian's single biggest tips to young VCs looking to scale the VC ladder today?
  • What are the five core pillars of venture according to Delian? What should young VCs focus on?
  • Why does Delian disagree with Founders Fund partners that "the best founders do not need the help of their VCs?"
  • Does Delian agree with Vinod Khosla that "90% of VCs do detract value?"
  • What are the biggest ways that Delian believes VCs can and do detract value?

4. Europe Will Be Third World, Parenting and Marriage:

  • Why does Delian believe that Western Europe will become like the third world?
  • What are Delian's single biggest tips on finding a life partner?
  • What have been the biggest changes to Delian since becoming a father?
  • What question does no one ask Delian that someone should ask him?

 

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