Riding Unicorns: Venture Capital | Entrepreneurship | Technology
Riding Unicorns Productions
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Hector is joined by Gauthier van Malderen, Founder and CEO of Perlego, the “Spotify for textbooks” and one of Europe’s leading edtech scale-ups. Gauthier shares the remarkable journey of building Perlego from a personal frustration with expensive university textbooks into a global subscription platform transforming access to educational content. He reflects on early failures, the turning points that led to success, and how COVID accelerated the company’s growth. The discussion dives deep into...
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Hector is joined by Gauthier van Malderen, Founder and CEO of Perlego, the “Spotify for textbooks” and one of Europe’s leading edtech scale-ups. Gauthier shares the remarkable journey of building Perlego from a personal frustration with expensive university textbooks into a global subscription platform transforming access to educational content. He reflects on early failures, the turning points that led to success, and how COVID accelerated the company’s growth. The discussion dives deep into...
AI, Infra vs Apps & Spotting Red Herrings with Akash Bajwa, Principal @ Earlybird
Riding Unicorns: Venture Capital | Entrepreneurship | Technology
47 minutes
1 month ago
AI, Infra vs Apps & Spotting Red Herrings with Akash Bajwa, Principal @ Earlybird
Akash Bajwa, Principal at Earlybird VC, one of Europe’s longest-standing early-stage funds. Akash shares his journey into venture and how he helped launch Earlybird’s London office, now a core hub for the firm. We dive into the state of AI investing, how to distinguish enduring companies from short-term hype, and what traits define the next wave of outlier founders. With experience backing companies like Briefcase (AI for accountants) and Spatial (3D generative AI), Akash offers a deep and pr...
Riding Unicorns: Venture Capital | Entrepreneurship | Technology
Hector is joined by Gauthier van Malderen, Founder and CEO of Perlego, the “Spotify for textbooks” and one of Europe’s leading edtech scale-ups. Gauthier shares the remarkable journey of building Perlego from a personal frustration with expensive university textbooks into a global subscription platform transforming access to educational content. He reflects on early failures, the turning points that led to success, and how COVID accelerated the company’s growth. The discussion dives deep into...
