Corgi Insurance

14 statements across 1 episodes · 8 bullish · 3 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement May 30, 2026 by Nico Laqua · said 16 times in 1 episodes since 2026 · across every show →

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May 30, 2026 positive
Assertion Supported
Corgi Insurance raised $1.3 billion in funding led by TCV
“Yeah, 1.3.”
Nico Laqua May 30, 2026 ▶ 34:45 The Hardest Working Startup in America | Nico Laqua, Co-founder & CEO @ Corgi · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
May 30, 2026 negative
Opinion
Nico Laqua: Boards Cannot Prevent Unethical Executives From Committing Fraud
“If management is like unethical or unscrupulous enough to scam people or do illegal stuff, then they're going to do it anyways, probably with or without a board and that's a management problem.”
Nico Laqua May 30, 2026 ▶ 48:56 The Hardest Working Startup in America | Nico Laqua, Co-founder & CEO @ Corgi · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
May 30, 2026
Insight
Laqua: Founders learn more from studying victories than analyzing mistakes
“Yeah, I think if you dwell on mistakes, then you're, like, I look more at the victories than, Then the losses, because I think there's more to learn from the victories. And if you can kind of emulate the things that have worked really well again and again.”
Nico Laqua May 30, 2026 ▶ 27:14 The Hardest Working Startup in America | Nico Laqua, Co-founder & CEO @ Corgi · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
May 30, 2026 negative
Opinion
Laqua: Angel investing is a distraction for startup founders
“I don't angel invest. Why? I think it's a distraction. Yeah. I don't think it's like, Yeah, I don't know. It doesn't feel like it's is, is core to like winning, you know.”
Nico Laqua May 30, 2026 ▶ 23:55 The Hardest Working Startup in America | Nico Laqua, Co-founder & CEO @ Corgi · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
May 30, 2026 positive
Insight
Laqua: Demanding seven-day workweeks filters for the right hires
“And if you want to win, then actually it's something that I think attracts the right type of person and absolutely repels the wrong type of person.”
Nico Laqua May 30, 2026 ▶ 9:03 The Hardest Working Startup in America | Nico Laqua, Co-founder & CEO @ Corgi · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
May 30, 2026 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Corgi employs plenty of parents despite its intense work culture
“We have plenty of parents that work at Corgi, so life's about trade-offs and sacrifices.”
Nico Laqua May 30, 2026 ▶ 30:06 The Hardest Working Startup in America | Nico Laqua, Co-founder & CEO @ Corgi · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
May 30, 2026 neutral
Disclosure
Laqua: Corgi Insurance never accepts the highest valuation offered in fundraising
“So we never take the highest price ever. I think that that's just a good rule of thumb. Like we always go with like the second or third highest price.”
Nico Laqua May 30, 2026 ▶ 38:05 The Hardest Working Startup in America | Nico Laqua, Co-founder & CEO @ Corgi · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
May 30, 2026 bullish
Disclosure
Nico Laqua: Corgi spends $400,000 monthly on Anthropic and zero on OpenAI
“We spend maybe like 400,000 dollars per month on, on Anthropic and zero dollars on open AI at the moment.”
Nico Laqua May 30, 2026 ▶ 49:23 The Hardest Working Startup in America | Nico Laqua, Co-founder & CEO @ Corgi · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
May 30, 2026 positive
Opinion
Laqua: Low cash compensation is generally good for startups
“I think low cash comp is something good generally speaking.”
Nico Laqua May 30, 2026 ▶ 33:04 The Hardest Working Startup in America | Nico Laqua, Co-founder & CEO @ Corgi · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
May 30, 2026 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Corgi Insurance completes fundraising rounds in a couple of days at most
“A couple of days at most.”
Nico Laqua May 30, 2026 ▶ 38:26 The Hardest Working Startup in America | Nico Laqua, Co-founder & CEO @ Corgi · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
May 30, 2026
Disclosure
Corgi Insurance raised $5 million at a $28 million valuation in 2024
“We were raising five on 28 with that one.”
Nico Laqua May 30, 2026 ▶ 36:31 The Hardest Working Startup in America | Nico Laqua, Co-founder & CEO @ Corgi · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
May 30, 2026 bullish
Disclosure
Laqua has never sold secondary equity in Corgi Insurance
“No, I've, I haven't sold any second. People are always trying to buy them, but I've yet to sell a single secondary.”
Nico Laqua May 30, 2026 ▶ 24:09 The Hardest Working Startup in America | Nico Laqua, Co-founder & CEO @ Corgi · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
May 30, 2026 negative
Opinion
Laqua: Committee-based decision-making in business is nonsense
“Like every committee decision I think is like BS. Like sometimes you need to be able to take an unpopular stance and you just need to be able to plant your flag in the ground.”
Nico Laqua May 30, 2026 ▶ 48:38 The Hardest Working Startup in America | Nico Laqua, Co-founder & CEO @ Corgi · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
May 30, 2026 positive
Assertion Supported
Corgi Insurance mandates work trials for all job candidates
“We have everyone do work trials, so that, that scares them off.”
Nico Laqua May 30, 2026 ▶ 9:42 The Hardest Working Startup in America | Nico Laqua, Co-founder & CEO @ Corgi · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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