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20VC: Four Traits of the Most Successful Founders | How to Hunt and Close Talent Like a Pro and Where All Founders Go Wrong | Lessons Raising $397M From the Best Investors in the World with Eléonore Crespo @ Pigment
Eléonore Crespo is the Co-Founder and CEO @ Pigment, one of Europe's fastest-growing companies. With Pigment, Eleonore has raised over $397M from the best in the world including ICONIQ, Greenoaks and IVP to name a few. Prior to Pigment, Eléonore was on the other side of the table as an investor with Index Ventures.
In Today's Episode We Discuss:
[04:10] "I had 3 surgeries. That's when I knew I had to become a founder."
[06:50] Why Index Ventures isn't on her cap table
[08:40] Eleonore's CIA-style co-founder hunt (she literally made a target list)
[11:50] Co-CEOs: "We talk 3x a day. That's our…
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