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Moehring: Science fiction predicts tech trends better than academic research
“I've caught myself looking to science fiction much more than to, you know, research or academia when it comes to new technology advances.”
Moehring: Startup operational experience is essential for modern VCs
“Joining startups after that which I think is a great preparation for being a VC running your own startup, being part of a startup in, you know, in a crucial role really shows you much more what building companies is about, what growing companies is about and t…”
Moehring: US venture capital trends predictably repeat later in Europe
“It's often quite easy to look at what's going on trend wise in the U S and then see those same, same things happen over here a bit later.”
Moehring: US VCs rarely invest in European seed rounds due to proximity needs
“I think in the seed stage, it's very difficult to do that because in the seed stage, as I mentioned before, you probably want to be more involved with the company you want to meet the founders you know, maybe not every week, but certainly every month and there…”
Moehring: AngelList scales seed investing by decentralizing general partners
“This is really where AngelList is really a very classical example of how a marketplace can take over an industry or can take part in an industry where we can now do something because of the structure of syndicates, because of the structure of the investments t…”