Selected - The Sesamers Podcast

Selected 22 - Volker Hirsch

Episode Summary

On this Episode of the Selected podcast, veteran founder, VC, and all-around great guy Volker Hirsch drops by the studio to dish about Luciano Pavarotti, Venture Capital, Quantum Mechanics, and SPACs. Dan tries to keep up.

Episode Notes

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Topics Discussed:

• Q5 2020
• 26 years. THAT is impressive
• Hirsch Tailoring
• The Rave Cave
• Tenor sax. Because playing jazz is just cooler
• Net-zero
• Amadeus Captial Partners
  • Part-time VC, I recommend it
• Deeptech focused?
• Under the table texting and I got a qubit here
• What is later stage investment?
• What is holding Europe back from growth stage funding?
  • Do you want to play with China and East Asia, or with the U.S. and everybody else?
• 92% of VCs say they offer value beyond capital; founders reply, “mmm yeah no”
• A quantum computer in the wild!
• Hands-on, or hands-off?
• The Lightning Round!

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• Aaaaaaaaaaaand we're back
• SPACs ta-da!
• "Deregulation at its best (?)" - Raph Crouan
• The IPO process  - too hard?
• The Shell, the merger, and the forward-looking statements
• How it started, how it's going
• 0% interest rates
• Ferraris and Guitars
• Why did Europe not get first dibs?
• Wirecard ... doo dee dooo ....
• Volker's forward-looking statements

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Where to Find Us:

Find Volker at:

Linkedin

Twitter

Find Dan at:

Linktr.ee/dantaylor