Kris Palucki did the full loop most startup people dream about: VC → Operator → Founder → back to VC.He started as an Investment Director at OTB Ventures (one of CEE's top VCs), left to become a Product Manager at Contractbook (Google-backed CLM platform), co-founded Owlright (an AI documentation agent), and is now back at OTB as Investment Director.In this episode, we break down:→ Why asking engineers for feedback killed his first startup idea (spoiler: Lovable proved him wrong)→ The biggest problem with scaling companies that VCs don't see (hint: it's not communication)→ When to take VC money vs. bootstrap (and why inbound offers can be a trap)→ Product-led vs. sales-led: How to know which motion your idea needs→ What PMs need to know before breaking into VC→ Why company culture isn't a buzzword (and how ESOP actually works in Poland)