YZ Yuanzhe Fu is thrilled to be joined by Ertan Can, founder at Multiple Capital, the proud backer of European MicroVCs.
After screening 2k+ VC funds and investing 40+ of them, Ertan keeps learning from 1000+ portfolio companies, of which 20+ are unicorns.
If you want to learn how to invest in European MicroVCs, Ertan is your go-to person. By the way, he's based in Luxembourg. It is a country, as well as a city.

YZ Yuanzhe Fu + YY Yuyan Wang, founders of YUVC are thrilled to be joined by Cyrus Yari, co-founder at Rational VC, the podcast-turned-VC fund charging 0 management fee and investing alongside Founders Fund, A16z, Sam Altman, among others.
In 3 core values Cyrus believes: authenticity, truth-seeking, long-termism. He may have the best understanding of the positive black swans and asymmetric bets advocated by Nassim Taleb.

Impressed by his words, life's meaning revolves around freedom, personal growth, and contributing positively to society.

Chapters

🏃00:00 Cyrus's Journey to Rational VC
💪06:19 The Power of Positive Black Swans and Asymmetric Bets
💡11:35 Rational VC: A Different Approach to Venture Capital
🤔17:58 The Long Game: Building a Media Company Around Timeless Ideas
🎲25:15 Investing in Deep Tech and Life Sciences: A Focus on Impact
🧐33:26 The Meaning of Life: Freedom, Growth, and Impact

YZ Yuanzhe Fu + YY Yuyan Wang, founders of YUVC are thrilled to be joined by Eugene Zhang, General Partner at TSVC, the 1st tech angel fund in silicon valley led by Chinese American.
Eugene is a proud backer in Zoom, Carta, Iterable, among others. The current fund size of TSVC is $500M.

Highlights

YZ: As an angel and angel fund manager, how do you decide investment amounts for both the fund and personally in a promising startup?
Eugene: Our consensus is fund first and personal participation is a sign of commitment to back the startup.

YY: How long does it take to invest in a case?
Eugene: Sometimes within a day. We have a talk in the morning and we invest in the afternoon. Otherwise, it takes longer. But we try to satisfy the founder’s needs.

Chapters
00:00 From Tsinghua to Silicon Valley 🚀
06:01 Thriving through Early Startups🌱
08:30 First Steps to TSVC 💰
14:35 1st VC Investor of Zoom 🌟
21:19 Founders & Market 🏢
24:48 Secrets of Early Investing 🎯
29:56 Early Valuations 📈
31:04 Early Investing Lessons 🅿️
32:42 AI Era Opportunities 🤖
35:22 Silicon Valley's Future 🌐
39:01 Meaning of Life 💭

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