YUVC#5 - Aleks Shamis@s16vc: 4x Founder Building VC Firm as a Product, Backed by 100+ Founders/Operators YUVC - why you venture capital

YZ Yuanzhe Fu, founder of YUVC is joined by Aleks Shamis, Managing Partner at s16vc on the YUVC Podcast.

Highlights:

YZ: $5M and 10 Countries, what was really the old days of a capital efficient company like?
Aleks: The best way to be capital efficient It's not to have a choice. Majority of companies starting 10 years ago outside of the United States didn't really have a choice but to be capital efficient.

YZ: What is the vision of s16vc?
Aleks: In five years, we just want to be one of the top five European founders funds. I think it's pretty boring, straightforward, very difficult, but straightforward.

YZ: Any advice for me?
Aleks: Say to yourself: today is the best day in your life.

Chapters:

02:19 Capital Efficiency
06:26 Going Global
09:17 Founder-turned-VC
12:11 Founders Fund
22:07 Digital Stack of s16vc
34:53 Startup Advisor
36:22 Advice to Younger Self
38:09 Meaning of Life
40:27 Advice for YUVC

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