On episode 6 I have a conversation with Nicolas Colin. Nicolas is co-founder and Director at The Family a pan-European venture and acceleration firm focused on backing Europe’s most ambitious founders and startups. Nicolas is also a respected policy maker and a professor in policy at Sciences Po in Paris. Nicolas has also launched a new book Hedge A Greater Safety Net for the Entrepreneurial Age which is generating rave reviews from Azheem Azhar to Tim O’Reilly to Kim-Mai Cutler`

On this episode I discuss a range of topics with Nicolas, we peek behind the komono of the decision making process of venture capitalists, how venture capital will evolve in the future and how big tech companies risk being displaced by startups. We also discuss best practices for startups accelerating their growth as they graduate through company stages and finally Nicolas’s thesis in how society should protect itself during this technological revolution.