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20VC: Figma, Scale, Wiz: Inside Index's Decacorn Factory | Decision-Making, Investment Process, Biggest Lessons, Biggest Misses | Why Gross Margin is a Fallacy at Seed | Never Turn Down a Deal on Price with Martin Mignot, Partner @ Index Ventures
Martin Mignot is a Partner at Index Ventures, the best-performing fund in the world right now. In the last three months, they have sold Wiz for $ 32 billion, sold Scale for $14.9 billion, and IPO'd Figma as the largest investor. In addition to this, they are the largest or second-largest shareholders in Roblox, Revolut, Adyen and Datadog.
Agenda for Today:
00:00 – Why Gross Margin is the Biggest Sin in the Early Days
04:50 – Why Most People Shouldn't Become VCs
07:40 – Why it is BS to Suggest the Future of VC is Boutique vs Mega Fund
09:10 – Do Multi-Stage Funds Really Give a S*** About Seed…
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