Konstantin Urban: German OG on Zero to IPO in 5 Years, Investing in Consumer at 58 | YUVC Podcast #1

Konstantin Urban is Founding Partner at G-Fund, investing consumer startups from pre-seed to series-A in Europe. Previously, founder of Holtzbrinck Ventures, Windeln.de, Parship.

Eugene Foo: Founding a 200 million euro turnover company, like what's your biggest takeaway?
Konstantin Urban: I would say it's not all about growth. We grew too fast and our operations couldn't hold up with the growth.
Now listen in for more insights! ❤

00:00 - Life of a Public Company CEO: Ad-hoc
02:09 - Challenges and Rewards of Building a 200 Million Euro Turnover Company
07:00 - BCG Digital Ventures Partner-turned-VC
10:32 - G-Fund’s Vision and Investment Thesis
13:56 - Getting a Term Sheet: the Key to Attracting Investors
17:08 - Red Flags in Startups: Personality Traits and Corporate Investors
20:29 - Biggest Missed Investment?
24:06 - Meaning of Life: Leave Something Behind

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