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Lacher: Poaching experienced VCs creates an average index fund
“If, you can do it super easy and say, look, I just poach from other funds. I hire people who have been three years in VC. They have the networks. They know how to look at deals. You just get An average index of all the other funds.”
Lacher: Multi-stage funds always preempt Series A for top seed investments
“Everyone knows if the deal is amazing, they bloody preempt it.”
Lacher: Venture Capital Is All-In, Part-Time VCs Fail Founders
“I think it's an either all in or not business because the moment you start hanging out maybe in southern France at your holiday home and tanning and only working three days a week, I think that moment you're not a good VC anymore because every founder will say…”
Lacher: European family businesses collectively represent Europe's Google
“If you take those family businesses together, I think this is our Google.”