In the latest podcast,Kyriakos is joined by Matt Robinsonwho's a partner at Accel, and the cofounder of GoCardless and Nested, in their discussion at Imperial College London.
00:00 Intro
2:12 Launching GoCardless
7:10 Leaning into real relationships
8:48 'If you take everything you need to do in a successful business, we did the opposite.'
12:08 There's no idea that two smart people can't tear apart in a day
13:35 Finding the best idea is an irrational endeavor
18:13 Paul Graham and Sam Altman as advisors in @ycombinator
22:15 Be a King or Rich
24:35 Ensure you understand how a VC functions
29:10 Customers knew before we did
31:27 Overcorrecting as a second-time founder
35:50 Everything you do creates culture
39:00 'Being the angel investor I wanted as a founder'
40:39 Founder archetypes
43:30 Angel vs VC
46:10 Life is really easy
48:25 If you change one thing you change everything
49:45 Life is not a 0 sum game
52:10 Q&A
