Christian Dorffer: ex-CEO at Sweet Capital, Investing in Unicorn Founder DNA | YUVC Podcast #16
Description
Christian Dorffer is Founder and General Partner at Defiance Capital, an emerging VC Fund investing into B2B SaaS in Europe and the US.
Key topics include the DNA patterns of unicorn founders, where research shows 62% of US unicorns had immigrant founders, and his unconventional thesis that introverted, technically brilliant founders who aren't good at self-promotion can still build massive companies.
Eugene Foo: What sets a successful seed fund apart?
Christian Dorffer: What sets a successful seed fund apart is that they can get into difficult deals.
Now listen in for more insights! ❤
00:00 - Backing the Right Founders
04:04 - Into VC
07:53 - Immigrant Unicorn Founders
10:37 - Non-Traditional Unicorn Founders
14:14 - Non-Obvious Founders
21:26 - Finding Relevant Mentors
25:41 - Selecting Founders
32:44 - Successful Seed Fund
36:18 - Serial Founders
40:17 - On Investing
43:28 - Investment Choices
48:12 - Meaning of Life
51:51 - Potential of Chinese Founders
56:37 - Building Bridges through Venture Capital Podcasting
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