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personal conversations with the entrepreneurs and investors creating a future worth getting excited about

  1. Thomas Cuvelier - The Samwer's Brothers, Investing at early-stage, The art of learning, What every VC wants to see, Why mediocrity is dead

    16 APR

    Thomas Cuvelier - The Samwer's Brothers, Investing at early-stage, The art of learning, What every VC wants to see, Why mediocrity is dead

    Thomas Cuvelier is a Partner at RTP Global, the $1B early-stage fund investing globally across Europe, US, and India. RTP Global was built on the back of one outsized bet: Datadog — a few million dollars turned into a fund-defining outcome. Thomas has invested in Lovable (pre-seed), Next Insurance, Creative Fabrica, and Stoic, among others. In this episode we discuss: Why SaaS is not dead — but mediocrity isWhy first-mover advantage is gone and what actually creates a moat in 2026How to assess founder quality before there's a productThe buy vs build equation in the age of AIWhere Thomas is placing his bets in the next 5 years: robotics, pharma, industrialsEnjoy!

    42 min.
  2. Paul Murphy - Platform VS Application Layer, Learnings from Microsoft, How to Print Money with AI, The gift for Europe

    8 MRT

    Paul Murphy - Platform VS Application Layer, Learnings from Microsoft, How to Print Money with AI, The gift for Europe

    Paul Murphy - Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners. For over twenty years Lightspeed has been the first investor and an early backer of some of the most innovative companies in the world like: Stripe, Anthropic, Neko Health and Mistral among many others. They invest in bold founders with big ideas, from Seed to Series F and beyond. Prior to Lightspeed, Paul was an investor with Northzone, a product lead at Microsoft and a co-founder of the gaming studio Dots - best known for developing popular puzzle games like Dots and Two Dots, which achieved over 100 million downloads worldwide. During this episode we discuss how Europe has woken up and it was never a problem of talent but one of confidence and mindset of dreaming big, we discuss about the differences of building at the plaform layer vs application layer and his learnings from Microsoft looking at the similarities with whats happening right now in the market. At the end we end up by getting slightly philosophical and agree that for founders building nowadays: "The obstacle is the way”!

    42 min.
  3. Bryan Kim - Davos, Investing in ElevenLabs, Importance of Storytelling, Bryan's Personal Mission

    5 FEB

    Bryan Kim - Davos, Investing in ElevenLabs, Importance of Storytelling, Bryan's Personal Mission

    Bryan Kim is a Partner at Andreessen Horowitz which is arguably the most influential venture firm in the world right now, and they are practically defining the 'Application Layer' of AI. Based in San Francisco, Bryan invests invest in Consumer and AI where he led the pivotal rounds in category-defining companies like ElevenLabs, Function Health, and Slinghot AI among others. Bryan is known for his 'Momentum is the Moat' philosophy—the idea that in the age of AI, speed and product velocity is the most important defensibility During this episode we discuss the legendary story of how he boarded a flight to London in under 90 minutes to sign ElevenLabs, the importance of storytelling for founders and the form factor for AI in the near future. Enjoy!

    38 min.
  4. Technological Adolescence - Dario Amodei

    29 JAN

    Technological Adolescence - Dario Amodei

    In this essay, Dario Amodei characterizes the current state of artificial intelligence as a "technological adolescence," representing a pivotal rite of passage that will determine humanity's future survival. He outlines a "country of geniuses" scenario to illustrate how autonomous, superintelligent systems could emerge by 2027, bringing both immense benefits and existential threats. The text categorizes these risks into five critical areas: AI autonomy and misalignment, the democratization of destructive tools like bioweapons, the potential for high-tech totalitarianism, massive labor market displacement, and unpredictable indirect societal shifts. Amodei argues that while the path forward is daunting, a combination of rigorous technical safety, legislative transparency, and international cooperation can steer society toward a positive outcome. He emphasizes that the sheer speed of progress makes immediate global preparation essential to ensure that unimaginable power is wielded with maturity and compassion. Despite the gravity of these dangers, the author maintains a realistic optimism, believing that humanity's noble spirit can overcome this civilizational test.

    14 min.
  5. Sara Rywe - Investing the first check in Lovable, The importance of EQ as a Venture Capitalist, The work behind becoming a Tier 1 fund, Assessing talent and investing before there is proof

    04-12-2025

    Sara Rywe - Investing the first check in Lovable, The importance of EQ as a Venture Capitalist, The work behind becoming a Tier 1 fund, Assessing talent and investing before there is proof

    Sara Rywe is a General Partner at byFounders. byFounders is one of Europe's best performing venture funds and focused on early-stage across the Nordics and Baltics. Based in Stockholm, she's in the heart of "Silicon Valhalla" and she lead the first round in companies like Lovable, Corti, Digitail, Skye and many more. Sara is known for her human and "all-in" approach to venture capital which is making founders rave about her. During this episode we discuss the first days of GPT Engineer which is today Lovable and how they convinced the team to partner up, we also discuss how she asses founders at the before there is proof, and how byFounders leads through transparency on the term-sheet and full based meritocracy internally, that i think more European VC funds should learn from. Enjoy!

    32 min.
  6. Jan Goetz - From quantum physicist to deep-tech founder, Raising $600M, First application around the corner, From academia to startup

    26-11-2025

    Jan Goetz - From quantum physicist to deep-tech founder, Raising $600M, First application around the corner, From academia to startup

    Today, we step into the quantum frontier with Jan Goetz — co-founder and CEO of IQM Quantum Computers. From quantum physicist to deep-tech founder, Jan has built one of Europe’s most ambitious hardware companies — raising nearly $600 million to turn quantum theory into reality. We talk about what it takes to scale science into business, how IQM is the leading company selling quantum computers, and the first use probable uses case to be deploy first in only a couple of years. Enjoy!

    38 min.
  7. Max Kufner - Bioreactors that capture harmful CO2, Moving from VC to the co-founder role, Why attitude is sometimes more important than skill

    30-10-2025

    Max Kufner - Bioreactors that capture harmful CO2, Moving from VC to the co-founder role, Why attitude is sometimes more important than skill

    Maximilian Kufner - co-founder and CEO of Again.Bio. At Again they are using a millennia-old bacteria to turn CO2 emissions into clean sustainable products. Last year they’ve raised ~ Eur 40m led by HV Capital and Google Ventures bringing the total raise to ~Eur 100m. They are building bioreactors that capture harmful CO2 emissions at the point source, thus producing carbon negative chemicals in an energetically efficient process. During this episode we discuss about his journey from being a venture capitalist investing in Again to joining as a co-founder, The differences between chemocatalysis and biocatalysys and why optimism and attitude is sometimes more important than skills. Enjoy!

    44 min.
  8. Mati Staniszewski - Building ElevenLabs into a $6.6B Voice AI Powerhouse, The Importance of small teams, The Future of Human-AI Conversations, Real-Time Dubbing & Emotional Speech

    17-10-2025

    Mati Staniszewski - Building ElevenLabs into a $6.6B Voice AI Powerhouse, The Importance of small teams, The Future of Human-AI Conversations, Real-Time Dubbing & Emotional Speech

    Mati Staniszewski, is the co-founder and CEO of ElevenLabs. He shares how a pre-seed idea turned into a $6.6B AI company powering the future of voice. We talk about how they cracked adding emotion to speech, real-time dubbing, watermarking for trust, and building one of the most influential startups in AI. He also gives some info on behind the scenes of Lex Fridman’s interview with India’s PM and how ElevenLabs is giving thousands their voices back. We recorded this exceptional episode at the Italian Tech Week in Torino. Sponsored by ⁠ValueAdd⁠ - AI enrichment and search on your professional network.

    37 min.
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